Yes. An evoked potential study records how your nervous system responds to light, sound or small electrical pulses. Nothing sedating is given and there is no recovery period, so you can drive yourself home afterwards. Some people find the visual version tiring on the eyes, but that does not restrict driving. The study is performed at both CNS offices.
Yes. An evoked potential study records how your nervous system responds to light, sound or small electrical pulses. Nothing sedating is given and there is no recovery period, so you can drive yourself home afterwards. Some people find the visual version tiring on the eyes, but that does not restrict driving. The study is performed at both CNS offices.
Evoked potentials measure how quickly and completely a signal travels along a pathway. Visual studies use a patterned screen, auditory studies use clicks through headphones, and somatosensory studies use small electrical pulses at the wrist or ankle. Electrodes on the scalp record the response. None of those involves a drug.
Some people find the visual version tiring on the eyes because it requires sustained focus on a screen, and a mild headache afterwards is not unusual. Neither prevents driving, but if you have a history of visually triggered migraine it is worth mentioning before the study rather than after.
Wash your hair beforehand and skip conditioner, gel, oil or spray, because all of them interfere with electrode contact and can lengthen the appointment. Bring your glasses if you wear them for the visual study, and mention any hearing aid before the auditory one. This study is performed at both CNS offices.
Clinical Neurology Specialists has been physician-owned since 1998, when Leo Germin, M.D., FAANEM founded it. Five board-certified neurologists and four advanced practice providers see patients at the Las Vegas and Henderson offices, each with its own AANEM-accredited electrodiagnostic laboratory.
Clinical Neurology Specialists is an adult outpatient neurology practice for patients 18 and older. The practice performs no surgery and operates no imaging suite, infusion suite or interventional pain programme, and provides no emergency or inpatient care.
Physician-reviewed. Reviewed by the physicians of Clinical Neurology Specialists — board-certified neurologists, AANEM-accredited electrodiagnostic laboratories, physician-owned since 1998. Reviewed 1 August 2026. This article is general education for adults 18 and older and is not a substitute for a consultation.
Sources and further reading: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; American Academy of Neurology; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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