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Anyone Remember The Old Days When An EEG Was Performed Using Needles?
So far I've seen three different approaches to an EEG. Nowadays they glue them to your head. About 30 years ago I had a nurse rub my head raw with what felt like sandpaper and then glue it. But back in the early days of epilepsy, they had a dozen needles they stuck in your head. I remember it felt like they grabbed about 4-5 strands of hair and pulled them. It never hurt pulling them out. Sorry if you didn't care to hear this kind of stuff but I just can't forget it.
I had never heard of that. Glad we have moved forward.
I wonder if they were more accurate or picked up seizures that were deeper than one inch below the surface.
I was diagnosed back in the 60s when they used the needles and I much prefer them over the glue on electrodes.
Jak, it was tiny wires with a LOT of glue
@MargeryHarrpo. It wasn't drilled holes it Was just needles in to the scalp. The Drilled holes technology has only been used the last 20 years if that.
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