

You stay in the hospital and are monitored both by EEG and a video camera.


You will be given specific instructions regarding food, drink, and medications that may need to be avoided. Abnormal brain waves may appear when the body is stressed or fatigued. You may be asked to do a sleep-deprived EEG, which requires you to have only 4 hours of sleep. Standard EEG recording is done in the office and usually lasts an hour.There are several different ways to conduct an EEG: A sample EEG recording showing a focal spike typical of a seizure.
