Expect a longer first appointment to fit electrodes and a recorder, several days of ordinary life while it records, and a shorter second appointment to remove everything. You keep a diary of any events and must keep the equipment dry.
Expect a longer first appointment to fit electrodes and a recorder, several days of ordinary life while it records, and a shorter second appointment to remove everything. You keep a diary of any events and must keep the equipment dry.
This is the longer of the two visits. Your head is measured and electrode positions marked, the scalp is prepared, and each electrode is attached with paste or glue. They are then usually secured under a wrap or netting so they stay in place for days rather than hours, which is why the fitting takes longer than for a routine EEG. The recorder itself is small and worn in a pouch or on a strap. You are shown how to use the event button and given the diary, and it is worth asking any questions then rather than later.
Go about normal life, because that is precisely what the study is trying to capture. Work, walk, cook and sleep as usual. Keep everything dry: no showering, swimming or heavy sweating, and most people manage with a careful wash at the sink. Wear tops that open at the front. Sleep on your usual schedule, since sleep is often when the most useful activity appears. Some people find the wrap uncomfortable at night for the first evening and then stop noticing it.
Whenever something happens that feels like an event, press the button and write down the time, what you were doing and what it felt like. Also note sleep and wake times and any missed medication. The diary is what allows a logged event to be matched against the trace, and that correlation is the single most valuable result the study can produce, so pressing the button without noting context loses much of the point. Removal is quick; the data is downloaded and the study interpreted by the ordering neurologist.
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; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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