Table 1 Eligibility criteria population (patients) and settings (epilepsy centers) applied within the ALVEEG study

Inclusion criteria

 Population (patients)

(1) All ages (0 years and older)

(2) At least one seizure in the last 12 months prior to enrollment, or an established diagnosis of epilepsy

(3) Indication 1–4 from the German procedure classification 1–210 (OPS)

(4) Living in a home with access to 4G/LTE or faster wireless service

(5) Covered by German statutory health insurance

(6) Present themselves at one of the participating epilepsy centers

 Setting (epilepsy centers)

(1) Led by neurologists/neuropediatrics/epileptologists

(2) Fulfill the technical, organizational and spatial requirements for carrying out long-term inpatient video EEGs

(3) Treat patients with statutory health insurance

Exclusion criteria

 Population (patients)

(1) Indication for presurgical epilepsy diagnostics, i.e., indication 5 from German procedure classification 1–210 (OPS)

(2) Additional psychosocial needs

(3) Privately insured or self-paying

(4) Lack of informed consent or lack of informed consent of the legal representative

 Setting (epilepsy centers)

(1) Located outside the catchment area (Eastern states of Germany: Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Saxony)

(2) Failure to meet technical, organizational and spatial requirements

(3) Do not treat patients of the statutory health insurance system