GE CARESCAPE - Connecting the EEG leadset; Attaching EEG electrodes within hair area; Attaching EEG electrodes outside hair area

EEGandauditoryevokedpotentials
Thenumbersandlettersofthe10-20systemrefertoelectrodelocations:
●Oddnumberedelectrodes:placedontheleft
●Evennumberedelectrodes:placedontheright
●Letters:F=frontal;T=temporal;C=central;P=parietal;O=occipital;Z=midline
electrodes
ConnectingtheEEGleadset
1.Connecttheheadboxtothemodule.
2.Selectasuitablepreconguredleadsetoryourownmontage.
3.Connecttheleadsettotheheadbox.
4.Attachtheelectrodestothepatientasindicatedintheleadsetoraccordingto
yourownmontage.
5.Observetheresultsoftheelectrodecheck.Reconnecttheelectrodesifthe
impedanceistoohigh.
AttachingEEGelectrodeswithinhairarea
Preferablyusecupelectrodesifmontageincludesplacementswithinhairarea.
1.Markthespotsonthepatient’sheadaccordingtothemontageyouhavechosen.
2.Comborcutthehairawayfromthespotsandrubtheskinwithabrasivepasteto
removeoilandgrease.
3.Cleantheskinwithalcohol.
4.Attachtheelectrodesusingconductivepaste.
NOTE
Usewatertodetachtheelectrodes.
AttachingEEGelectrodesoutsidehairarea
Preferablyuseadhesiveelectrodesifallmontageplacementsarewithinskinarea.
1.Cleantheskinwithalcohol.
2.Removetheelectrodefromitspackageandattachittothedesiredlocation.
3.Presstheelectrodegentlyforseveralsecondstoattachit.
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