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Show VVMC acquires Electro - Encephaiograph numerous "views" of any supposed problem areas ' (each view being a dilterent wave between transmission or receiving node) and determine those that appear to have some type of abnormality. ab-normality. All diagnosis of specific type or cause of "slowness" will be deter mined by specialists. - The expensive piece of equipment will be a valuable asset to the hospital staff, Greenway said, and is presently being used about one and one-half to two times per week, with volume expected to increase each week. if 111 L Valley View Medical Center has acquired an Electrc-Encephalograph (E.E.G.), an intergral instrument in-strument in the diagnosis of brain abnormalities. Ron Greenway, physical therapist at VVMC, said the machine is unique to the area, a valuable asset to the hospital. The unit records the electrial wave patterns reproduced by the brain, "Greenway said. It will be possible to record the EEG at the hospital and mail it to specialists in Salt Lake City for interpellation, or the recording can be transmitted by telephone to two Salt Lake Hospitals for immediate interpretation The telephone transmission tran-smission aspect of the EEG is particularly impressive, as a specialist in Salt Lake City can almost witness the seisure of a patient as it takes place as the recordings recor-dings are being done simultaneously. "This system has two hospitals capable of receiving the recordings: LDS Hospital for adult recordings and Primary Children's Hospital for those recordings made of children," Greenway explained. ex-plained. Abnormal brain waves can reveal, and many times pinpoint, problems such as seisures, strokes, tumors, NEW TECHNOLOGY. Ron Greenway demonstrates the different views available with the new E. E.G. brain wave analysis machine now set up at the Valley View Medical Center. internal bleeding, senility and is also becoming a more respected means of determining deter-mining death or crebral death. A permanent file of any EEG administered will be kept by the VVMC, Greenway said, regardless of whether it is transmitted to Salt Lake City or not. The operator of the EEG administers a test similar to an E.K.G., in that about 22 electrodes are connected to various designated sports on the head and face. Wave transmissions are passed between the electrodes and a recording is made of the results. If any one of the transmissions is "slow" or abnormal, it will be obvious to the trained reader, he added. Greenway said his part of the process will be to conduct con-duct the test taking |
