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. 2022 Mar 27;63(5):1041–1063. doi: 10.1111/epi.17220

TABLE 3.

Summary of technical characteristics of mobile EEG devices

Mobile EEG System Electrodes Battery Sample rate Number of Channels Electrodes Placement Resolution Wireless/Bluetooth data transmission Seizure detection algorithm Support for the application or use of the system
Sensor Dot (SD, Byteflies, Antwerpen, Belgium) 26 Removable electrodes attached by disposable patches Rechargeable (up to 24 h) Up to 256 Hz Up to 4 Behind each ear (but other configurations are possible) 24 bits No No Support needed to attach the active EEG electrodes on the scalp. Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it
Custom made mobile EasyCap (combination with Smartphone Brain Scanner−2 (SBS2)) 30 Ring electrodes (Gel) Rechargeable (up to 12 h) Up to 128 Hz 14 10–20 system 24 bits Yes No Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it (<1 h training)
Epoc+ (EMOTIV, San Francisco, California, USA) 20 Saline based electrodes Rechargeable (up to 12 h) 128 to 256 Hz 14 10–20 system 16 bits Yes No Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it (4–5 min to apply it)
CerebAir EEG headset and amplifier (Nihon Kohden Europe, Rosbach, Germany) 64 Pre‐coated gel electrodes attached by a push button at specific positions of the headset Rechargeable N/A 8 10–20 system N/A Yes Yes Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it
Epilog (Epitel Biotechnology, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) 28 Removable electrodes attached by adhesive patch Rechargeable (up to 7 days) Up to 512 Hz 1 Behind ear or on forehead 24 bits Yes Yes Minimal support – patient can be independent
EpiHunter (EpiHunter NV, Hasselt, Belgium) 51 Three gold‐plated frontal copper dry sensors Rechargeable (up to 4 h) N/A 3 Electrodes mounted on a Velcro strip and removable head band N/A Yes Yes Minimal support – patient can be independent
Eego amplifier‐series with 8 channels EEG Cap (Ant Neuro, Hengelo, Netherlands) 48 Dry silver electrodes Powered via connection with a computer Up to 2084 Hz 8 up to 64 10–20 system Up to 24 bits no No Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it (<1 h training)
Enobio EEG (Neuroelectric, Barcelona, Spain) 58 gel or dry electrode solutions available Rechargeable (operating life of 5.5 h with wireless data transmission) Up to 125 Hz 8 up to 32 10–20 System 24 bits Yes No Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it (<1 h training)
Wireless behind the ear‐EEG protorype 63 Silver/silver chloride wet gel electrodes Rechargeable battery (± 6.5 h) 256 Hz 2 Behind each ear (but flexible position, other configurations are possible) 12 bits Yes No Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it
Intra‐ear‐EEG prototype 23 Four wet in‐the‐ear recording electrodes embedded in an earpiece Powered via connection to an external amplifier. 256 or 1024 Hz 4 Specific positions within the external auditory canal N/A No No Support needed to place gel in the active EEG electrodes
Mobile single channel EEG prototype 40 Three electrodes (Ambu Neuroline 700 Denmark) Powered via connection to an external amplifier. 128 Hz 1 Specific position: one attached on Fp1 (Reference), one on F7 (Active1) and one on TP7 (Active2) N/A No No Support needed to place the active EEG electrodes. Patients can be trained to fix electrodes if needed
Neury, a mobile EEG prototype 24 Standard disk electrodes Powered via connection to an external amplifier. Up to 200 Hz 2 Electrodes can be placed in flexible positions N/A No No Support needed to place the EEG electrodes.
Rapid‐EEG portable EEG headband by Ceribell (Mountain View, CA) 36 Elastic band that contains 10 Ag/AgCl electrodes (19.8 mm). Conductive gel is needed Powered by an external recorder (Ceribell Model C100) Up to 250 Hz. Frequency range from 0.5 to 100 Hz Up to 8 Circumferential 10‐electrode montage‐ Corresponding approximately to the Fp1–F7, F7–T3, T3–T5, and T5–O1 sites on the left and the Fp2–F8, F8–T4, T4–T6, and T6–O2 sites on the right N/A Yes Yes Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it
Prototype of an ear transparent EEG – cEEGrids 62 Flexprint material placed around the ear and held on the skin with an adhesive. Conductive part of electrodes made using Ag/AgCl Powered by an amplifier located at the back of the head (Smarting from https://mbraintrain.com) Up to 500 Hz Up to 10

A total of 10 electrodes arranged in a C‐shape around the ear.

Channels on the left: L1, L2, L3, L4, L4A, LAB, L5, L6, L7, L8.

Channels on the right: R1, R2, R3, R4, R4A, R4B, R5, R6, R7, R8

24 bits Yes No Expert and non‐expert can be trained to apply it

Abbreviation: N/A information not available.