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The test itself will take about 30-60 minutes. Placing the electrodes usually takes 20 minutes, but can take up to an hour, so the entire procedure may take about one to 2 hours. If you have an ambulatory EEG, brain activity is recorded for 24 hours or more.
By Reza Shouri, MD. Updated February 09, 2016. An electroencephalogram, or EEG, is one of the available tests used to diagnose epilepsy, and it's used quite commonly when doctors suspect someone has epilepsy. The electroencephalogram, or EEG, measures and records the electrical activity of the neurons in the brain. An EEG can tell your healthcare provider if there is abnormal electrical activity in the brain and, in some cases, the types of seizures you might be experiencing.