The full form of EEG is Electroencephalogram.Electroencephalogram is used for recording the electrical activity of the brain. This is a non-invasive procedure where the electrodes are placed on the scalp. The voltage fluctuation is then measured, and a graph is generated. A healthy EEG shows a pattern that tells you how awake the person is. It is used for detecting other disorders related to the diagnosis of epilepsy and seizures.
EEG is a very important diagnostic tool, and it is used for medical diagnosis of sleep disorders, coma, depth of anesthesia, cerebral hypoxia, cardiac arrest, coma, and brain depth. Today, doctors even use EEG for detecting strokes and tumors. EEG has helped in reducing the usage of CT Scans and MRIs. In addition, EEG can be conducted as a regular diagnostic procedure that doesn’t require hospitalization or post-procedure care. The only problem is that setting up the patient to the EEG cords can take a long time.