Electroencephalogram...

or in other words and EEG. Bud got the interesting experience of having an EEG this past week. For those not familiar with an EEG here's some info for you:

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that measures and records the electrical activity of your brain. Special sensors (electrodes) are attached to your head and hooked by wires to a computer. The computer records your brain's electrical activity on the screen or on paper as wavy lines. Certain conditions, such as seizures, can be seen by the changes in the normal pattern of the brain's electrical activity.

Since Bud was about 3 he has had a "nervous tick" of sorts where he shakes his arms. Our pediatrician wanted to rule out seizures. The prep for an EEG includes being sleep deprived! What this meant was N8 had to get Bud up at 3am and keep his awake until the test which was at 8:30am. N8 put on a couple of movies and Bud stayed wide awake! Here's what he looked like right before they started the test with the cap on:


After they got the cap on they took a blunt needle filled with goo and poked through each of the holes. Then he had to lay down. When the test began he had to blink his eyes for 2 minutes, then breath quickly through his mouth only for 3 minutes. Then he just had to lay there with his eyes closed for 20 minutes. He did great! Here's the nurse that administered the EEG:


Here's his head after taking the cap off. It's hard to tell, but he has spots of goo all over his head!


The test had to be sent on to a neurologist in Texas to be read and then we got a call letting us know everything was a-ok! Everything looked normal. We were happy to do the test to possibly get answers, but we more happy to find out that everything was fine.