NightWatch for epilepsy and seizures

NightWatch+

Information, ratings and feedback

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Website: NightWatch+

Cost: £1,399.00

Features:

  • Wireless sensor that continuously monitors heart rate and movement to detect multiple types of seizures during sleep
  • Instant alerts during a nocturnal seizure
  • No subscriptions
  • No phone required

Other information:

  • Age 4 and up
  • For nighttime use
  • Detects:
    • Tonic-clonic seizures
    • Tonic seizures (clustered or prolonged)
    • Hyperkinetic seizures
    • Myoclonic seizures (clustered)

 

 

Device features
Monitors for seizures  
Yes
Types of seizures detected Tonic-Clonic

Tonic

Hyperkinetic

Myoclonic

Fall detection
No
Audible / haptic alarm
Yes
Notifies caregivers
Yes
Movement detection
Yes
Links to app
No
Suitable for children
Yes
CE marked
Yes

User Feedback and Ratings

We collect reviews from people who have used this device. The scores here are the averages of the reviews we have received.

Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 (based on 4 reviews)

☆☆☆☆

  • Ease of use: 4.7 out of 5
  • Value: 3.7 out of 5
  • Accuracy/reliability: 3.7 out of 5
  • Battery life: 5 out of 5
  • Wearability and comfort: 4.5 out of 5

 

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