EEG: Results and Values (Electroencephalogram)

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Alternate Names : Electroencephalogram

A normal EEG does not necessarily rule out abnormalities in the brain. However, the following conditions may be detected on an EEG:

brain death

brain infection

chemical disturbances that affect the brain

degenerative neurological diseases

intracerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding into the brain

metastasis, or spread, of cancer to the brain

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EEG: Preparation & Expectations

Author: David T. Moran, MD
Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 05/21/01

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