Table 1

Characteristics of respondents

Responses (%)
N=35
Gender
 Male25 (71)
 Female10 (29)
Population managed
 Paediatrics11 (31)
 Adults23 (66)
 Paediatrics and adults1 (3)
Hospital type
 Tertiary/metropolitan35 (100)
State/region
 Victoria15 (43)
 Queensland7 (20)
 New South Wales6 (17)
 Western Australia3 (9)
 New Zealand2 (6)
 South Australia1 (3)
 Tasmania1 (3)
Position
 Consultant epileptologists18 (51)
 Consultant neurologists12 (34)
 Epilepsy fellows3 (9)
 Advanced trainee in neurology2 (6)
Consultant experience*
 1–5 years9 (30)
 6–10 years3 (10)
 >10 years18 (60)
College membership
 ESA32 (91)
 RACP31 (89)
 ANZAN29 (83)
ANZAN EEG Board Certification
 None11 (31)
 Level 10 (0)
 Level 25 (14)
 Level 319 (54)
Epilepsy fellowship
 None7 (20)
 1 year10 (29)
 2+ years18 (51)
Do you report cEEG?
 Yes33 (94)
 No2 (6)
Confidence in diagnosis of NCSE
 Confident30 (86)
 Somewhat confident3 (9)
 Neutral2 (6)
 Somewhat not confident0 (0)
 Not confident0 (0)
Confidence in management of NCSE
 Confident30 (86)
 Somewhat confident4 (6)
 Neutral1 (3)
 Somewhat not confident0 (0)
 Not confident0 (0)
Confidence in management of CSE
 Confident29 (83)
 Somewhat confident5 (14)
 Neutral1 (3)
 Somewhat not confident0 (0)
 Not confident0 (0)
Opinion that should have formal cEEG training
 Yes33 (94)
 No2 (6)
Implementation of Australian cEEG guidelines
 Strongly agree13 (37)
 Agree13 (37)
 Neutral6 (17)
 Disagree3 (9)
 Strongly disagree0 (0)
  • *N=30.

  • ANZAN, Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists; cEEG, continuous EEG; CSE, convulsive status epilepticus; EEG, electroencephalography; ESA, Epilepsy Society of Australia; NCSE, non-convulsive status epilepticus; RACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians.