An EEG (Electroencephalogram) is a medical test used to measure the electrical activity of the brain.

1. ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

2.  An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that
measures electrical activity in the brain using
small, metal discs (electrodes) attached to the
scalp. Brain cells communicate via electrical
impulses and are active all the time, even
during asleep. This activity shows up as wavy
lines on an EEG recording.

3.  Epilepsy
 Seizure Disorders
 Brain tumors
 Brain damage from head injury
 Brain dysfunction that can have a variety of causes
(encephalopathy)
 Sleep disorders
 Inflammation of the brain (herpes encephalitis)
 Stroke
 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
 Confirm brain death
 Help find the right level of anesthesia
WHY IT’S DONE?

4. Safe and painless
Risk

5.  Avoid fasting
 Avoid caffeinated drinks 12hours prior to
procedure
 Hold medications
 Wash hair but don’t use conditioners, hair
creams, sprays, gels
 Sleep deprivation
 Full stomach
 Empty bladder and BM
PREPARATION

6.  Relax
 Electrodes attach
 Close eyes and be still
 Photic Stimulation
 Hyperventilation
DURING THE PROCEDURE

7.  Remove the electrodes
 Cleanse the hair
AFTER THE TEST

8.  Doctor’s ( NEUROLOGIST) are trained to analyze
and interpret EEG’s
RESULT