TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Electroencephalography A1 - Hendrix, Kumu A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2016 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam AB - Spontaneous electrical activity in the superficial layers of the cerebral cortex may be recorded from the scalp, surface, or the substance of the brain by electrodes. When a complex waveform is obtained from the scalp, it is called the electroencephalogram (EEG). In contrast, the waveform obtained from the surface of the brain is known as the electrocorticogram. Empiric observations have been well described and consistent to distinguish gross clinical states such as consciousness, unconsciousness, sleep, anesthesia, epilepsy, and coma. However, the correlations of the EEG with drug effects, anesthetic depth, and awareness are less clear and consistent. Though efforts have been made about the EEG in terms of the clinical status and outcome of patients, the interpretation of the EEG is still largely operator dependent, that is, largely dependent on the experience and expertise of the operator. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135738896 ER -