The Pain of Painlessness: Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis - A Case Review
Teah Mackay, a neurophysiologist at Alfred Hospital, shares insights into Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA), an exceedingly rare disorder where affected individuals cannot feel pain or sweat. With her extensive clinical experience, Teah highlights the profound challenges faced by those with CIPA and emphasizes the need for awareness within the medical community. Teah also underscores the importance of early detection and tailored management strategies, shedding light on the often-overlooked suffering of individuals living with CIPA.
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Lights, Camera, Seizure? Factors to consider during photic stimulation
In this post, Loretta provides insights into the setup process for outpatient EEG tests, emphasizing the importance of patient communication, identifying seizure triggers, assessing photosensitivity, and considering various factors influencing EEG findings, ultimately highlighting the complexities surrounding the diagnosis and management of epilepsy.
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An Expat’s Journey of Working in Clinical Neurophysiology in Australia
In the blog post for October, Ranitha recounts her experience of working as a neurophysiology scientist from an expat’s perspective, and the challenges she has to navigate through in her daily work life.
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Rasmussen’s Encephalitis: A Rollercoaster Ride
In this month’s blog post, Kim from the Royal Hobart Hospital describes the rollercoaster-like journey of a patient with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis.
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(book)Shelf-Induced Seizures: Reading Epilepsy and Reflex Seizures
This month, Kaelasha recounts the case of a patient with Reading Epilepsy, to explore some of the mechanisms of Reflex Seizures.
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A Volatile Relationship?
In this blog post, Isabella explores the tug-of-war relationship between anaesthetics and neurophysiology. She uses a case study to highlight the delicate balance between the use of volatile agents and the resulting neurophysiological signals.
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PNES vs Epilepsy: it’s complicated
In our first blog post for the year, Madeline writes about how diagnosing a patient with Epilepsy is not always straight forward and that sometimes we also need to consider PNES.
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Use of Ultrasound in Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (A personal experience)
This November, Hari writes about using ultrasound to help diagnose those with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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A View From the Other Side: My Experience Working in Neurophysiology Research
Erica write about her travels as a Neurophysiology Scientist and how she has come to be in the research field in Montreal.
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“EEG for awake brain surgery” - The Dichotomy of IONM Services
Thomas discusses the advantages and disadvantages of both in-house and private IONM services.
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Dravet Syndrome and COVID-19, who’s calling the shots?
Neerrajah talks about the COVID-19 vaccinations effect on those with Dravet Syndrome
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Broca’s area: do not touch?
In July’s blog post, Ryan explores how not only could Broca’s area be resected without deficit, but how we could potentially relocate this vital language area using neuromodulation therapy.
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A Rolling Stone Doesn't Gather Moss - A Junior Scientists Perspective
In this blog post, Mansi talks about what it was like stepping into the VEM unit as a junior scientists. She includes some tips and tricks for other junior scientists.
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When EEG Becomes Click-Bait: The dangers of oversimplifying science
In this months blog post, Bree discusses the idea of how scientific findings can be taken out of context by the media - making us question what are the facts.
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Sturge Webber Syndrome – A short window to act
Jared presents on Sturge Webber Syndrome and how if treated early, can help prevent ongoing complications such as epilepsy
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The challenge of performing paediatric EEGs
Megan describes the difficulties of testing paediatric patients. She gives us some tips and tricks for those who are new to the field.
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One step forward for COVID, another step back for climate change
Natasha describes how COVID has impacted our ability to alter climate change
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We're only seeing half the picture
Georgia presents on the the difference between full field and half field VEPs and how we can be helping our provide better care to our patients.
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For the love of routine EEG!
In this November blog post, Miranda gives us a small glimpse into our next NSSA meetings topic - triaging EEG and how we can better care not only for our patients, but our staff too.
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