Dr. Melissa Przeklasa Auth M.D.

Dr. Przeklasa Auth typically orders either a routine sleep-deprived EEG or an ambulatory video EEG, depending on your child’s needs.

• A sleep-deprived EEG is a routine brain wave test done after your child has had less sleep than usual, which can make certain brain activity easier to detect.
   
• An ambulatory video EEG is a longer study that monitors brain activity and behavior over 24 to 72 hours while your child goes about their daily routine at home.

Both studies are performed through our office, with setup done in our in-office EEG suite.

Both routine sleep-deprived EEGs and ambulatory EEGs begin with the placement of electrodes, which takes approximately 30 minutes.

• A routine EEG is performed in our office and typically lasts 60 to 90 minutes total, including electrode placement and clean-up after the test.
   
• An ambulatory EEG requires your child to go home wearing the electrodes. It records brain activity for approximately 48 hours while your child goes about their normal activities.

For routine EEGs, we recommend that your child be sleep deprived before the study. Sleep deprivation helps make the EEG more sensitive, as some abnormalities are more likely to appear when a child is tired or asleep. In some cases, certain patterns are only seen during sleep.

Sleep deprivation also increases the chance that your child will fall asleep during the EEG, which can improve the quality of the study.

The night before the EEG, please avoid giving any over-the-counter medications that may make your child drowsy, such as Benadryl, NyQuil, or similar products.

0 to 3 months:

• Bring your baby sleepy.
• Bring a bottle, diaper change supplies, and sleep aids (e.g., pacifier, swaddle).

4 to 6 months:

• Put your child to bed at their normal bedtime.
• Wake two hours earlier than usual.
• Bring a bottle and sleep aids to the EEG lab—your child will have their first morning feeding during the test.

7 to 11 months:

• Put your child to bed two hours later than usual.
• Wake two hours earlier than usual.
• Bring a bottle for use during the EEG.
• No morning naps before the test.

1 to 4 years:

• Put your child to bed three hours later than usual.
• Wake two hours earlier than usual.
• No morning naps before the test.

5 to 9 years:

• Allow only half of their normal amount of sleep the night before.

10 to 17 years:

• Your child should stay up most of the night.
• A short nap is allowed between midnight and 4:00 AM.

18 years and older:

• Stay awake all night before the EEG.

For a Sleep-Deprived EEG:

CPT Codes: 95819 and 95819-26
We will bill your insurance for this procedure. You are responsible for any portion not covered by your plan, including deductibles, coinsurance, or non-covered services.

For a 48-Hour Ambulatory EEG:

CPT Codes: 95700, 95714, and 95722
We will also bill your insurance for this study. As with the routine EEG, you are responsible for any portion not covered by your insurance, including deductibles or services your plan does not cover.

We strongly recommend contacting your insurance provider in advance to confirm your out-of-network coverage and avoid any unexpected charges.

Dr. Przeklasa Auth typically reviews EEG results by the Friday following your child’s test.

If the results are normal, you will receive an email notification.

If the results are abnormal, our office will contact you to schedule a follow-up or consultation appointment to discuss the findings in more detail.