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Electrographic monitoring is an important aspect of the management of epileptic seizures. This is particularly true in cases of status epilepticus, when continued seizure activity for more than five minutes, or recurrent events without recovery in between, are linked to a significant risk of cerebral damage [1,2], making the prevention of prolonged convulsion a priority. Those patients whose seizures are not terminated by initial therapies (benzodiazepines, rapid loading of anticonvulsant) require general anaesthesia and admission to critical care environment, and represent those most likely to suffer irreversible damage.