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What is the difference between an Overnight Ambulatory EEG and a Sleep Deprived EEG?

April 26, 2017ambulatory Deprived difference eeg overnight sleep

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What is the difference between an Overnight Ambulatory EEG and a Sleep Deprived EEG?

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In an overnight, ambulatory EEG, the patient is monitored while participating in his or her normal routine, which includes their regular sleeping habits. Sleep-deprived EEGs are conducted after a patient has been deprived of all but four hours of sleep. This is done to detect seizures that occur when the brain is stressed or fatigued, as it is after a night without much sleep.