Medical Specialty:
Sleep Medicine

Sample Name: Electroencephalogram - 1


Description: Electroencephalogram (EEG). Photic stimulation reveals no important changes. Essentially normal.
(Medical Transcription Sample Report)


REPORT: The electroencephalogram shows background activity at about 9-10 cycle/second bilaterally. Little activity in the beta range is noted. Waves of 4-7 cycle/second of low amplitude were occasionally noted. Abundant movements and technical artifacts are noted throughout this tracing. Hyperventilation was not performed. Photic stimulation reveals no important changes.

CLINICAL INTERPRETATION: The electroencephalogram is essentially normal.


Keywords: sleep medicine, beta range, hyperventilation, photic stimulation, electroencephalogram,