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CEREBRAL FUNCTION MONITOR

Typical Number in Hospital: 2 Cost Bands: 4 References: 3

This is a crude form of EEG recorder using only one or two channels, which can be used in intensive care or during surgery. A slow-moving chart record is produced which displays the amplitude of the EEG over a period of time.

The higher levels of cerebral activity are taken as indicators of well-being. The absence of EEG signals may be judged to represent clinical death.

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