Ambulatory EEG for Children (photo description)

First, mum and Emily come and have a chat with Monica who will put on Emily’s wires.

Emily sees the wires are all different colours. She likes the red ones the best!

The wires will be joined into a small EEG box that can listen to Emily’s head while she is at home.

Monica shows mum the box while Emily plays. Then she measures Emily’s head.

Emily watches a DVD and plays with some toys while Monica puts the wires with her special glue.

She puffs air from a funny little hair dryer to dry the glue. It feels like a cool breeze on Emily’s head.

Then all the EEG wires are joined to the EEG box that Emily will take home.

Emily tries not to touch her head but as she is quite little, Monica covers the wires with a net hat in case she forgets.

Older children don’t need a net hat, and wires are often hidden under the hair. Some children bring their own hat as well.

Emily needs a bag to carry her EEG box. There are different sized backpacks to choose from.

Emily chooses a bag with wings like a fairy! The EEG box goes into the fairy bag and she puts it on.

They go home and Emily wears the fairy bag. She can’t wait to show her wings to everyone at home. Emily sleeps all night wearing her wires, with the fairy bag close by. Some children keep their wires for two nights but Emily only needs one night.

So the next day mum brings her back and Monica takes the wires off with a special kind of liquid. Emily is very careful not to touch her head and get any on her fingers.

Mum combs Emily’s hair. When it is tidy they go straight home so mum can wash her hair.