Water in the Tube Artifact Mimicking Epileptiform Abnormalities on Point-of-Care EEG

Rachel Malloy, DNP, RN, CNRN, SCRN has 30 years of experience in neuroscience nursing, specializing in acute brain injury and neurocritical care. She has served as a Code Neuro nurse and understands the critical importance of rapid diagnosis and intervention for patients with neurological injuries. In her current role as Director of Clinical Applications at Natus, she partners with healthcare teams to implement innovative neurodiagnostic technologies that enhance patient care and streamline workflows.

Minna B. Masor, MSN, Ed, RN, CCRN, SCRN, is a Seizure and Epilepsy Healthcare Professional with over 30 years of nursing experience. Her expertise spans critical care for neuroscience patients, and she is widely recognized for her leadership and dedication to advancing neuroscience nursing.Currently, Minna is a Clinical Applications Specialist for Natus Medical and serves as a Director-at-Large on the board of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN). Throughout her career, Minna has demonstrated a deep passion for improving outcomes for patients with neurological conditions, particularly those affected by stroke, seizures, and epilepsy. She is a published author of book chapters, abstracts and other research articles and posters. Minna was instrumental in developing and opening an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at a large tertiary care center in Chicago. 

Dr. Harald Aurlien is a clinical neurophysiologist and neurologist with over 20 years of experience in EEG diagnostics and AI development. He is currently a Consultant at the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. Dr. Aurlien is also Chief Medical Officer at Holberg EEG, leading innovations in automated EEG interpretation. He has expertise in EEG standardization (SCORE), international taskforces, and the integration of AI into clinical practice.

Sándor Beniczky is board-certified neurologist, clinical neurophysiologist and epileptologist. He is professor at Aarhus University Hospital, and he is the head of the Clinical Neurophysiology Department at the Danish Epilepsy Centre. He is the chair of the joint EEG taskforce of the IFCN and ILAE, member of the ILAE commission on diagnostic methods, ILAE education council and the executive committee of ILAE-Europe. He is editor-in-chief of Epileptic Disorders. The main research interest of Dr. Beniczky is EEG and epilepsy, focusing on electromagnetic source imaging, seizure detection, standardisation and quality-assurance in clinical neurophysiology. He has supervised 10 Ph.D. students. He is author of 164 peer-reviewed papers and 22 book chapters.

Dr. Nicolas Gaspard is Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology, Université Libre de Bruxelles Hôpital, Erasme, Brussels, Belgium. He is also adjunct professor at Yale School of Medicine – Department of Neurology. Dr. Gaspard is chair of the Belgian Clinical Neurophysiology Society and a member of the EAN neurocritical care panel. He has more than 200 publications in high level journals, such as Neurology, Annals of Neurology, NEJM, JAMA Neurology, Nature and Intensive Care Medicine.