This will facilitate comfortable placement of the electrodesĮEG is the abbreviation for electroencephalography. Do not leave any hair products in your hair and remove any braids or hair extensions. Remember that the tops should button and be loose fitting. Most patients wear street clothes or a sweat suit during the day and warm pajamas and socks at night.

Assemble enough comfortable, appropriate clothes to wear.

The electrodes may become dislodged and the quality of the recording will be affected. Do not attempt to pull a shirt or other clothing over your head during the ambulatory EEG. Tight fitting sleeves and pull over tops will not be permitted. Sweat pants and a loose fitting top with buttons down the front are suggested. You should wear comfortable clothing while your ambulatory EEG is being performed.

Please do not eat potato chips or other snack foods or chew gum, since this will interfere with the EEG - it generates a lot of “noise” on the graph which makes it impossible to detect anything else. This can be obtained over the counter at your local pharmacy.

Benadryl 25 mg to 50 mg can be used for itching. Do not scratch your head with the electrodes in place. Sometimes, the electrodes can cause some itching to occur and you can take medication to help the itching. What will happen when I am set up for monitoring? Placement of the EEG wires for monitoringĮEG wires will be attached to your head with a special glue so that the electrodes will stay attached for several days. Ambulatory monitoring can help diagnose your seizure type and provides important information regarding the best treatment for your seizures. Ambulatory EEG monitoring enables your doctor to observe your EEG over a prolonged period of time. Epilepsy is a disease of the brain caused by abnormal electrical activity.

Ambulatory eeg