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Neurophysiology
A guide for patients and carers
Summary
This information has provided information on some of the main types of neurophysiology test that are carried out to help find out more about a range of conditions that can affect the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles.
New techniques and equipment for neurophysiology testing are being developed all the time and if information about the test that you are having is not covered here, it is worth asking your doctor, nurse or technician for details. You can also contact the organisations listed at the end of this booklet for further support or information.
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Contents
- Introduction
- What is clinical neurophysiology?
- Who works in a neurophysiology department?
- What will happen in the clinical neurophysiology department?
- What is an EEG?
- Why is my doctor sending me for a sleep EEG?
- Can an EEG be carried on yound children and babies?
- What will the EEG show in someone with epilepsy?
- What is an ambulatory EEG?
- When is video-telemetry used?
- Can the EEG help with the decision about possible surgery for epilepsy?
- What are evoked potentials?
- What is evoked potential testing used for?
- What can I expect during the test?
- What is EMG and nerve conduction studies?
- EMG in measuring electrical activity of the muscles
- Summary
- Other organisations that may be able to help
