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Definition of Electroencephalogram

1. Noun. A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph.

Definition of Electroencephalogram

1. Noun. (neurology) A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Electroencephalogram

1. A diagnostic test which measures the electrical activity of the brain (brain waves) using high sensitive recording equipment attached to the scalp by fine electrodes. Commonly employed in the evaluation of neurological disease (for example seizures, epilepsy, etc.). Acronym: EEG (13 Nov 1997)

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Literary usage of Electroencephalogram

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (1988)
"... Spontaneous Electroencephalogram Historically, nicotine and ACh were used in animal experiments to study the cholinergic mechanisms in the midbrain and ..."

2. Acute Perinatal Asphyxia in Term Infants: Report of the Workshopedited by Linda L. Wright, Gerald B. Merenstein, Deborah Hirtz edited by Linda L. Wright, Gerald B. Merenstein, Deborah Hirtz (1997)
"Predictive value of early continuous electroencephalogram monitoring in ventilated ... Power spectral analysis of the neonatal primate electroencephalogram ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... Spectrum, Electroencephalogram Signal Ventricular Cannula HCD—Cannula, Ventricular Shunt System Implantation Instrument GYK—Instrument, Shunt System ..."

4. Depression in Primary Care: Detection and Diagnosi by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"... the dexamethasone suppression test, and the sleep electroencephalogram, identify biologic abnormalities characteristic of the depressed state (see Rush ..."

5. Relative Connections by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"... findings of Dr. W. Ross Adey, who has conducted experiments with radar modulated at electroencephalogram (EEG) frequencies (such as 1 to 30 hertz--ELF). ..."

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