Electroencephalograms (EEGs): Catching a Brain Wave
Would you believe that a brain-test invented in 1924 can detect abnormalities invisible to the latest-generation MRI scanner? The test in question is the electroencephalogram or brain-wave test, and for certain medical conditions it is the key to accurate diagnosis.
In this era of rapidly developing technology for medical imaging, one test that might seem downright old-fashioned is an electroencephalogram (EEG) or brain-wave test. But by its very nature, the EEG test will continue to occupy a valuable niche in medical diagnosis that brain-imaging tests