The role of electroencephalography in the medical examination of the adult population

electroencephalography (EEG), a well-known method for diagnosing the electrical activity of the brain, was originally used solely to diagnose epilepsy. In modern conditions, due to the addition of various computer algorithms for analyzing the obtained data, the diagnostic breadth of the method has increased significantly. The EEG method is safe and has no effect on the body. Existing contraindications limit some aspects of registration, for example, rhythmic photostimulation is not recommended for acute eye damage or deep breathing is prohibited for aortic aneurysm, but such restrictions do not prohibit the method as such. In extreme cases, an EEG can always be performed in a screening version, only in the form of recording background activity. The equipment for its implementation is quite budgetary. What other conditions can be diagnosed using this method? Is it appropriate to use it during dispensary preventive "quick" checkups? We share our experience of twenty years of using EEG in the outpatient admission of a Neuropsychiatric dispensary both as part of the examination of patients and as part of preventive examinations.

EEG, electroencephalography, diagnosis of epilepsy, alpha rhythm, theta rhythm, EEG spectral power, medical examinations