On-demand EEG education through competition - A novel, app-based approach to learning to identify interictal epileptiform discharges.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Misinterpretation of EEGs harms patients, yet few resources exist to help trainees practice interpreting EEGs. We therefore sought to evaluate a novel educational tool to teach trainees how to identify interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) on EEG.

Methods

We created a public EEG test within the iOS app DiagnosUs using a pool of 13,262 candidate IEDs. Users were shown a candidate IED on EEG and asked to rate it as epileptiform (IED) or not (non-IED). They were given immediate feedback based on a gold standard. Learning was analyzed using a parametric model. We additionally analyzed IED features that best correlated with expert ratings.

Results

Our analysis included 901 participants. Users achieved a mean improvement of 13% over 1,000 questions and an endi

SUBMITTER: Barfuss JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10480673 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature