A routine EEG appointment has two parts: applying the electrodes, which takes longer than most people expect, and the recording itself, which is comparatively short. Plan for the whole appointment rather than the recording alone, and allow extra time if you have thick or long hair.
A routine EEG appointment has two parts: applying the electrodes, which takes longer than most people expect, and the recording itself, which is comparatively short. Plan for the whole appointment rather than the recording alone, and allow extra time if you have thick or long hair.
The recording is the shorter half. Before it starts, the technologist measures your head, marks electrode positions, prepares the scalp so contact is good, and attaches each electrode individually. That preparation is what determines whether the study is readable, so it is not rushed. Hair length, hair thickness and any product left in your hair all lengthen it, which is why the preparation instructions matter more than they appear to.
Appointment lengths vary with the reason for the study, whether activation procedures such as hyperventilation and photic stimulation are included, and how easily good electrode contact is achieved. The practice has not published a fixed duration, and printing an invented number here would send people away with the wrong expectation. Ask when you book and you will be told what to allow for your specific study.
There is no sedation, so you can drive yourself and return to work afterwards. Most people want to wash their hair immediately to remove the paste, which is worth factoring in if you are going straight to something that matters. If you have been asked to arrive sleep-deprived, arrange a lift in advance, because that instruction changes the calculation even though the study itself does not.
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: MedlinePlus: electroencephalogram (EEG); MedlinePlus: epilepsy; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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