Brain Scan

This is the setup for an EEG. There are 32 wires that run to electrodes that are attached to the scalp. Looks messy because of extra wire length, but there is a simple way to keep all the wires straight. The junction box, on left has a picture of the top of a head. Wires then are led to the same location of the patient's head. This enables a person's brain waves to be transmitted to a computer for processing and printing.

Because of a seizure, Lois spent the night in the ER, then the day in ICU, and finally was taken to a regular room for the night. This all started at about 12:30 am.

From WebMD: An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that measures and records the electrical activity of your brain. Special sensors (electrodes ) are attached to your head and hooked by wires to a computer. The computer records your brain's electrical activity on the screen or on paper as wavy lines. Certain conditions, such as seizures, can be seen by the changes in the normal pattern of the brain's electrical activity.