Sons EEG

Today we had my sons EEG

Arriving early we were seen late. The specialist who did the EEG explained that he was going to measure points and mark them on my sons head.

Next the specialist put cream on these specially marked points. The cream cleaned the areas ready for the electrodes to make good contact with my son's scalp. Then 23 electrodes where glued into place with a suger paste. The electrodes that where put on his forehead had to be kept in place with tape. After this a fabric lattice cap was put on his head.

While all this was going on my son was happily watching a dvd of Thomas the Tank Engine, which was supplied by the hospital, they really know how to keep children entertained during this test.

We were then ready for the test to begin. For the first few minutes the system checks that all the electrodes were connected properly. Then the test starts. My son was first asked to close his eyes for 10 seconds then open them again. After this he just had to watch the dvd. This happened three times throughout the test, which went on for about thirty minutes.

The whole session was recorded and will be reviewed by a neurological specialist in the next couple of days. Hopefully I will have the results soon.