Magnetoencephalography in children: Routine clinical protocol for intractable epilepsy at the hospital for sick children

Abstract The use of magnetoencephalography (MEG) has become increasingly accepted in the clinical realm as a valid and valuable investigational tool in the assessment of patients with epilepsy and in the mapping of functional and eloquent cortices. The clinical MEG lab at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada was established in 2000 and focused specifically on pediatric examinations. The MEG laboratory has established pediatric protocols, based on guidelines from the American Electroencephalography Society. This paper will outline the routine clinical protocols that we have established in our lab for the acquisition of MEG data from pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy.