Electroencephalography (EEG) is an important instrument for the evaluation of brain function

and an irreplaceable diagnostic technique for nervous system diseases. At present

China still lacks professional child-EEG talents. Therefore

it is a task of great priority to establish an effective and practical training method and foster more child-EEG physicians. As most trainees have not learned EEG before and only have limited time for learning

we divide the child-EEG training into three phases

including theory learning

practice training

and EEG reading and interpretation on the basis of the general rules in learning EEG. In the theory learning phase

basic EEG knowledge is taught comprehensively to form a solid foundation for future study. In practice training phase

the trainees acquire important skills of EEG by carrying out complete EEG monitoring

eliminating EEG artifacts

observing seizures

and read real-time EEG. In the phase of EEG reading and interpretation

the trainees learn to analyze EEG gradually by reading and report EEG under the guidance of the senior physician. Strict examination is arranged for each phase to evaluate study results objectively. The phased model is designed to implement a step-by-step training of child-EEG and foster the trainee’s independent ability to carry out EEG inspection.