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In cases where prolonged inpatient monitoring is not possible, your doctor may consider doing an ambulatory EEG. If you need to be monitored for a longer period of time, you may also be admitted to the hospital for prolonged EEG (24-hour EEG) monitoring.

Avoid fasting the night before or the day of the procedure. Low blood sugar may influence the results. Drinks containing caffeine, such as coffee, cola, and tea (while these drinks can occasionally alter the EEG results, this almost never interferes significantly with the interpretation of the test) The NEEG’s successful structure and incident management approach is also used within APHA for other disease threats, such as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) or investigations of imported disease cases (such as Brucella canis from dogs). Read our blog on this scenario. People with lesions of their brain, which can result from tumors or stroke, may have unusually slow EEG waves, depending on the size and the location of the lesion. Once the test is completed, the electrodes will be removed and the electrode paste will be washed off with warm water, acetone, or witch hazel. In some cases, you may need to wash your hair again at home.After your healthcare provider does the initial recording while you are at rest, he or she may test you with various stimuli to produce brain wave activity that does not show up while you are resting. For example, you may be asked to breathe deeply and rapidly for 3 minutes, or you may be exposed to a bright flashing light. Each team plays a different role, bringing different skillsets to the virtual team across the UK with the overarching goal being the successful and timely response to the outbreak. The NEEG is a multidisciplinary team, bringing together many people from across APHA: the NEEG executive, a team of epidemiologists that work ‘on the ground’ where disease and animals are found, a team of epidemiologists that analyse the data available from their desks, modellers, data specialists, wildlife experts, disease experts, laboratory teams that conduct the testing for diseases plus a business management and scientific project management team.

Discontinue using medicines that may interfere with the test if your healthcare provider has directed you to do so. Do not stop using medicines without first consulting your healthcare provider. Ask your healthcare provider to tell you what you should do before your test. Below is a list of common steps that you may be asked to do. Final outbreak epidemiology reports (for example, high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N8 and H5N1 outbreaks in Great Britain) If you took any sedatives for the test, you may be required to rest until the sedatives have worn off. You will need to have someone drive you home.

How do I get ready for an EEG?

The NEEG leads regular training for veterinary, technical, and scientific staff. This includes training APHA vets on how to perform the duty epidemiologist role, how to draft epidemiological reports and briefs for the UK CVOs and how to conduct veterinary risk assessments.

The EEG may also be used to determine the overall electrical activity of the brain (for example, to evaluate trauma, drug intoxication, or extent of brain damage in comatose patients). The EEG may also be used to monitor blood flow in the brain during surgical procedures. Body or eye movement during the tests (but this will rarely, if ever, significantly interfere with the interpretation of the test)Follow any directions your healthcare provider gives you about reducing your sleep the night before the test. Some EEG tests require that you sleep through the procedure, and some do not. If the EEG is to be done during sleep, adults may not be allowed to sleep more than 4 or 5 hours the night before the test. Children may not be allowed to sleep for more than 5 to 7 hours the night before. In between outbreaks, capability, expertise and relationships are maintained via specialised training and simulation exercises. The NEEG Management Team meet monthly to ensure all aspects of the ongoing outbreak preparedness development programme are up-to-date and still fit for purpose. Tell your healthcare provider of all medicines (prescription and over-the-counter) and herbal supplements that you are taking.