After Your Child's Outpatient EEG Test
Today your child had an EEG (electroencephalogram, pronounced ee-lek-tro-en-SEF-uh-lo-gram). Here are some ways to deal with common problems, when to expect test results and how to give us feedback.
How do I remove the electrode paste?
For the EEG test, we use products that don’t cause allergies (hypoallergenic). The products wash out with water, so they should come off easily. If your child has any paste or crayon left on their head, wash their hair with shampoo when you get home.
What if a rash develops?
If your child’s skin is sensitive, irritated or there's a rash where we placed the electrodes, call your child’s doctor. Your child may have had a reaction to the paste or to the metal in the electrode.
How do I get the test results?
Please allow 5 business days for your referring provider to receive the results.
In some cases, you may hear from them sooner. If your child is a patient in the Seattle Children’s Neurology Clinic, and you have not received results in 5 days, please call your nurse for the results at 206-987-2078, option 4.
How can I give feedback?
An EEG test can be scary and uncomfortable for both child and parent. We try our best to ease this for you.
Help us provide the best care by telling us about your child’s EEG visit. We email families with a survey each time your child visits Seattle Children’s. The date of the visit is on the survey. If you receive another survey for a different visit, please fill it out, even if your answers do not change.
How else can I give feedback – suggestions or complaints?
Here are more ways you can tell us about your child’s clinic visit or hospital stay:
- Call Patient and Family Relations at 206-987-2550.
- Tell a staff member and ask them to enter your feedback and information.
- Fill out a comment card, which you can find at the hospital or in clinics.
- Go online at seattlechildrens.org/patients-families/family-feedback and fill out the form.
To Learn More
- EEG Scheduling
206-987-2081 - Neurosciences Center
206-987-2078 - Ask your child’s healthcare provider
- seattlechildrens.org/patient-education
Free Interpreter Services
- In the hospital, ask your nurse.
- From outside the hospital, call the toll-free Family Interpreting Line, 1-866-583-1527. Tell the interpreter the name or extension you need.
