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There are different setup to acquire the iEEG with the epileptic patients, using 2 different amplfiers: a clinical one and a reserch one

Characteristics of the amplifiers

Clinical amplifiers

Nicolet

This amplifier has been used from xxxx to xxxx in order to record macroelectrodes

  • maximum number of channels :
  • samplig rate : 400 Hz
  • input range :
  • bandpass

Micromed: SD LTM 64 BS

This amplifier is used since xxxx in order to record macroelectrodes.

  • maximum number of channels : 128 - 2 boxes of 64 inputs each
  • samplig rate : 1024 Hz
  • input range : +/- 3.2 mV
  • bandpass : 0.18 - 220 Hz

Research amplifiers

Neuralynx : Lynx

This amplifier has been used from xxxx to xxxx in order to record only microelectrodes

Neuralynx : ATLAS

This amplifier is used since October 2012 in order to record microelectrodes and macroelectrodes.

  • maximum number of channels : 160
  • samplig rate : flexible but set to 4kHz for the macroelectrdoes and 32 kHz for the microelectrodes
  • input range : flexible  but set to +/- 4mV
  • bandpass : flexible  but set to 0.1 - 1000 Hz for the macroelectrodes and 0.1 - 8000 Hz for the microelectrodes

Electrodes

Connectors

Acquisition setups

Clinical setup

 

Macro and micro electrodes separated

 

Macro and micro electrodes together, but 2 amplifiers in parallel

 

Macro and micro electrodes together, only 1 amplifier, using Neuralynx CHETs

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Macro and micro electrodes together, only 1 amplifier, using AdTech connectors

This setup is the classical clinical setup, using the Microimed clinical amplifier in order to record only macroelectrodes. This system is used since xxx and was the only system available until xxxx.

Research system