TOPLINE:<\/h2>\n
A wrist-worn seizure detection device used in an epilepsy monitoring unit reliably detected all 16 focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures (FBTCSs) and generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCSs) that occurred in a new study, enabling timely intervention during off hours. However, the device missed all focal seizures that occcurred and triggered some false alarms.<\/p>\n
METHODOLOGY:<\/h2>\n\n- A prospective observational study included 72 patients (mean age, 39 years; 57% women) admitted to a tertiary-care EMU in Canada between 2024 and 2025 to evaluate the real-world performance and clinical integration of Embrace2, a US FDA-cleared wrist-worn seizure detection device.<\/li>\n
- Participants wore the device in active mode on their nondominant hand during continuous EEG monitoring.<\/li>\n
- The device transmitted alerts upon seizure detection in real time via Bluetooth to a paired smartphone connected to the hospital Wi-Fi, which then notified designated caregivers and nursing staff through the Alert mobile application. Monitoring spanned 373 days.<\/li>\n
- Outcomes included seizure detection sensitivity, false alarm rate per 24 hours, and delays in nurse or technician intervention measured from alert generation to bedside response.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
TAKEAWAY:<\/h2>\n\n- The device demonstrated high sensitivity and successfully detected all 16 FBTCSs and GTCSs that occurred while it was worn and functioning; but it did not detect any of the 510 focal seizures that occurred.<\/li>\n
- Real-time notifications or alerts were generated with a median detection latency of 25 seconds from the onset of bilateral tonic-clonic progression and reached caregivers in 15 of the 16 detected seizures; one alert failed due to a Wi-Fi disconnection.<\/li>\n
- Seven of the successful alerts occurred during overnight shifts when EEG-trained technicians were not on duty, with nurses responding in three of those within a median of 23 seconds of alert generation.<\/li>\n
- Twenty-nine false alarms occurred (0.08 per 24 hours), most commonly triggered by rhythmic or repetitive motor activities, such as brushing teeth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
IN PRACTICE:<\/h2>\n
\u201cThe Embrace2 wrist-worn device demonstrated high sensitivity in detecting FBTCSs, with acceptable latency and a low false alarm rate. Importantly, the device facilitated timely clinical intervention only during overnight and weekend shifts when specialized EEG personnel are typically unavailable,\u201d the investigators wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SOURCE:<\/h2>\n
The study was led by Amirhossein Jahani, PhD, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was published online on January 7 in Epilepsia<\/em>.<\/p>\nLIMITATIONS:<\/h2>\n
The implementation of the device required extensive coordination between research and clinical staff. Technical issues included unreliable Wi-Fi connectivity and potential instances of staff not carrying designated phones for alerts. Despite their relative infrequency, false alarms may have influenced staff confidence in the system, potentially affecting long-term adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DISCLOSURES:<\/h2>\n
The study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec-Sant\u00e9, and Canada Research Chairs. Some investigators reported having financial ties with various sources, which are fully listed in the original article.<\/p>\n
This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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TAKEAWAY:<\/h2>\n\n- The device demonstrated high sensitivity and successfully detected all 16 FBTCSs and GTCSs that occurred while it was worn and functioning; but it did not detect any of the 510 focal seizures that occurred.<\/li>\n
- Real-time notifications or alerts were generated with a median detection latency of 25 seconds from the onset of bilateral tonic-clonic progression and reached caregivers in 15 of the 16 detected seizures; one alert failed due to a Wi-Fi disconnection.<\/li>\n
- Seven of the successful alerts occurred during overnight shifts when EEG-trained technicians were not on duty, with nurses responding in three of those within a median of 23 seconds of alert generation.<\/li>\n
- Twenty-nine false alarms occurred (0.08 per 24 hours), most commonly triggered by rhythmic or repetitive motor activities, such as brushing teeth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
IN PRACTICE:<\/h2>\n
\u201cThe Embrace2 wrist-worn device demonstrated high sensitivity in detecting FBTCSs, with acceptable latency and a low false alarm rate. Importantly, the device facilitated timely clinical intervention only during overnight and weekend shifts when specialized EEG personnel are typically unavailable,\u201d the investigators wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SOURCE:<\/h2>\n
The study was led by Amirhossein Jahani, PhD, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was published online on January 7 in Epilepsia<\/em>.<\/p>\nLIMITATIONS:<\/h2>\n
The implementation of the device required extensive coordination between research and clinical staff. Technical issues included unreliable Wi-Fi connectivity and potential instances of staff not carrying designated phones for alerts. Despite their relative infrequency, false alarms may have influenced staff confidence in the system, potentially affecting long-term adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DISCLOSURES:<\/h2>\n
The study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec-Sant\u00e9, and Canada Research Chairs. Some investigators reported having financial ties with various sources, which are fully listed in the original article.<\/p>\n
This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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IN PRACTICE:<\/h2>\n
\u201cThe Embrace2 wrist-worn device demonstrated high sensitivity in detecting FBTCSs, with acceptable latency and a low false alarm rate. Importantly, the device facilitated timely clinical intervention only during overnight and weekend shifts when specialized EEG personnel are typically unavailable,\u201d the investigators wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SOURCE:<\/h2>\n
The study was led by Amirhossein Jahani, PhD, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was published online on January 7 in Epilepsia<\/em>.<\/p>\n The implementation of the device required extensive coordination between research and clinical staff. Technical issues included unreliable Wi-Fi connectivity and potential instances of staff not carrying designated phones for alerts. Despite their relative infrequency, false alarms may have influenced staff confidence in the system, potentially affecting long-term adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n The study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Fonds de Recherche du Qu\u00e9bec-Sant\u00e9, and Canada Research Chairs. Some investigators reported having financial ties with various sources, which are fully listed in the original article.<\/p>\n This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n TOPLINE: A wrist-worn seizure detection device used in an epilepsy monitoring unit reliably detected all 16 focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures (FBTCSs) and generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCSs) that occurred in a new study, enabling timely intervention during off hours. However, the device missed all focal seizures that occcurred and triggered some false alarms. METHODOLOGY: A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}LIMITATIONS:<\/h2>\n
DISCLOSURES:<\/h2>\n
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