Excerpt from EEG Atlas: EEG Artifacts Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: electroencephalogram, electroencephalograph, electroencephalography, cerebral activity, cerebral function, muscle function, electromyogram, EMG, glossokinetic artifact, eye movement, ECG artifact, respiration artifacts, skin artifacts, electrodes, alternating current 60-Hz artifact Please click here to view the full topic text: EEG Atlas: EEG Artifacts Although EEG is designed to record cerebral activity, it also records electrical activities arising from sites other than the brain. The recorded activity that is not of cerebral origin is termed artifact and can be divided into physiologic and extraphysiologic artifacts. While physiologic artifacts are generated from the patient, they arise from sources other than the brain (ie, body). Extraphysiologic artifacts arise from outside the body (ie, equipment, environment). Patient Education For excellent patient education resources, visit eMedicine's Procedures Center. Also, see eMedicine's patient education article Electroencephalography (EEG). Please click here to view the full topic text: EEG Atlas: EEG Artifacts

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