Diagnostic Neurophysiology Referral
We perform and interpret procedures that evaluate the function of the nervous system.
Overview of our services
The procedures we provide include:
- Sedated and non-sedated routine electroencephalograms (EEGs)
- Prolonged daytime (long-term recording) EEGs
- Ambulatory EEGs
- Evoked potentials (VEP, BAER, SSEP)
- Electromyography and nerve conduction studies (EMG-NCV)
For patients who have been admitted to the hospital
We provide:
- Long-term video EEG monitoring in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU)
- In-patient sedated and non-sedated routine EEGs and EMG-NCV
- Continuous EEG monitoring in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and the neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Invasive EEG monitoring (stereo-EEG), electrocorticography (ECog) guided epilepsy surgical resections and intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) for orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery
Referral overview
There are multiple referral processes:
- Inpatient referrals: doctors order these through CST
- Outpatient non-sedated referrals: doctors use our referral form to request these
- Outpatient sedated referrals: these require a neurology consultation. Send referrals directly to the Neurosciences Department
Note: We do not accept direct referrals for sedated procedures. We only accept outpatient sedated referrals from pediatric neurologists.
Referral steps
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Step 1: Assessment
Select the correct referral form from the list below. Please read the referral form for details about documentation and relevant diagnostic requirements for a referral.
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Step 2: Complete the referral form
Please fill out the referral form completely. We will return referrals with inadequate or missing information.
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Step 3: Send the referral
Please fax a completed referral form, alongside any relevant documentation, to 604-875-2656.
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Step 4: Post referral
Once we have received outpatient non-sedated referrals, the clinical director will triage them. The booking team will contact the child’s family to book an appointment.
Once we have received outpatient sedated referrals, the sedation nursing team will screen them. The booking team will contact the child’s family to book an appointment.
The neurology on-call team will triage inpatient referrals. The neurophysiology technologists will contact the ward’s nursing team to organize the inpatient procedure.
If there has been a change in the patient’s condition please contact us at: 604-875-2124.
No further action is required from the family or referring provider once a referral has been submitted. The booking team will contact the child’s family or caregiver to book an appointment.
