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Neurophysiology
A guide for patients and carers
Who works in a neurophysiology department?
The clinical neurophysiologist is responsible for examining and writing reports on all the tests done in the department, and interpreting the results for the doctors who referred the person to them. They perform most of the nerve conduction studies and the EMG recordings.
In some hospitals rheumatologists and neurologists may do some nerve conduction and EMG testing.
Neurophysiology technicians (sometimes referred to as EEG technicians) carry out the EEG and evoked potential recordings. In some departments, they also do some nerve conduction studies.
In some larger departments, there may be a nurse who helps with the general care of people undergoing tests.
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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
