Rayi Appaji, Murr Najib I.
Charleston Area Medical Center
South IL Sch of Med, Memorial Med Center
An electroencephalogram (EEG) is an essential tool that studies the brain's electrical activity. Despite developing more advanced imaging techniques, EEG remains the essential paraclinical tool for seizure evaluation. It is primarily used to assess seizures and conditions that may mimic seizures. It is also useful to classify seizure types, assess comatose patients in the intensive care unit, and evaluate encephalopathies, among other indications. The electrical properties of the brain were first discovered by an English scientist, Richard Caton, in 1875, and about 50 years later, the German psychiatrist Hans Berger recorded the first human EEG.
脑电图（EEG）是研究大脑电活动的重要工具。尽管已经开发出更先进的成像技术，但脑电图仍然是癫痫评估的重要辅助临床工具。它主要用于评估癫痫发作以及可能模拟癫痫发作的病症。它还可用于癫痫发作类型的分类、评估重症监护病房中的昏迷患者以及评估脑病等其他适应症。大脑的电特性最早是由英国科学家理查德·卡顿在1875年发现的，大约50年后，德国精神病学家汉斯·伯格记录了第一份人类脑电图。
