Electroencephalography - An Overview.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Duncan, Holly; Spillane, Kate; Morrison, Ian
- Source
- Scottish Universities Medical Journal. Summer2014, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p48-54. 7p.
- Subject
- *SEIZURES diagnosis
*DIAGNOSIS of epilepsy
*EPILEPSY risk factors
*SPASMS
*CRITICAL care medicine
*ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
*EPILEPSY
*DIAGNOSIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 2055-6195
EEGs are commonly requested by physicians in medical wards for patients with altered conscious levels and also in the outpatient setting for investigation of seizures. This article seeks to explain how EEG is performed and explore the correct indications for its use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]