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The patient hears a series of clicks in each ear. When patients are sleep-deprived, there is a higher chance that abnormal electrical activity (if present) will be detected.
You must not drink or take any tablets that contain caffeine in them (for example coffee, tea, cola, pro plus tablets) to help you stay awake. This means that you should limit your sleep to a maximum of 4 hours. You will be monitored for three hours with digital video during awake, drowsy and sleep states. The Sleep Deprived EEG Test Before The Sleep Deprived EEG You should deprive yourself of sleep for the night prior to the test. Video monitoring with partial sleep deprivation of four hours. It is strongly recommended that you do not drive to and from this procedure. Abnormal brain waves may appear when the body is stressed or fatigued. You may be asked to do a sleep-deprived EEG, which requires you to have only 4 hours of sleep. You may eat and drink, but avoid caffeinated beverages. There are several different ways to conduct an EEG: Standard EEG recording is done in the office and usually lasts an hour. Please deprive yourself of sleep by remaining awake the night prior to your test. Awake, drowsy and sleep states will be monitored. Three types of EEG testing may be performed:Īllow for 1.5 hours for this test. Your doctor may schedule an appointment to go over the test results with you.
Please find below answers to questions about electroencephalograms (EEG) and evoked potentials (EP) tests Who performs the test?Ī registered technologist with the Canadian Board of Registration of Electroencephalograph Technologists, Inc. will perform the EEG or EP test.Ī neurologist (someone who specializes in nervous system disorders) interprets the recordings taken from the EEG or EP and then sends the results to your doctor within one to two weeks.