Describe the three major uses of an electroencephalogram (EEG)
What will be an ideal response?
(1) The EEG is often used as a clinical tool in the diagnosis of cerebral dysfunction. Diseased or damaged cortical tissue often gives rise to altered EEG patterns; (2) The EEG is also used in the legal determination of brain death. The most widely accepted indication of brain death is electrocerebral silence, which is a flat EEG reading; and (3) The EEG is also used to distinguish various stages of sleep (alpha, beta, delta, theta, gamma).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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