Connected Expertise. Better Outcomes.
Synthesis Neurology provides an expanding range of neurology services across Victoria and New South Wales — with a focus on innovative models of care improving access to specialist neurology services.
Transforming Access to Epilepsy Care
A specialist neurology initiative with an epilepsy focus — providing clinical consultations in Victoria and NSW, Australia-wide telehealth, and EEG services including Ambulatory Home Video-EEG monitoring.
Home Video-EEG monitoring is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools available for epilepsy and seizure disorders. Instead of days as an inpatient waiting for a seizure to occur, the patient is monitored in the comfort of their own home — capturing real events in their natural environment.
Rather than days as an inpatient, the patient sleeps in their own bed and maintains their normal routine throughout monitoring.
Extended monitoring dramatically increases the chance of capturing a real event and getting you a definitive diagnosis faster.
All recordings reviewed and reported by FRACP-qualified epileptologists. Medicare rebates apply.
Home Video-EEG is performed at our Box Hill clinic. Regional and rural patients may be eligible for travel and accommodation assistance through IPTAAS or VPTAS. Patients with private health insurance may also access this service as a hospital-substitute admission.
We contact the patient within 2 business days to arrange setup.
The patient comes to our Box Hill clinic. Our EEG technologist fits the monitoring equipment — usually takes about 1 hour.
The patient goes home with the equipment fitted. The device records EEG and video continuously while they sleep and go about their day.
The patient returns the equipment to our clinic. Our neurologist reviews the recording — reports are typically issued within 1–2 weeks given the volume of data.
We endeavour to see all first seizure and urgent new onset epilepsy within 1–2 weeks. Standard and urgent pathways available via Healthlink EDI: epilepsy, online form, fax or phone.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of this land. We pay respect to their Elders — past, present and emerging.