Symptoms of brain tumours affecting the Frontal Lobe. The frontal lobes determine personality and contain the area called the motor cortex that controls movement of the muscles of the body (the motor cortex on the right half of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa).
Electrocardiogram Definition. A recording of the electrical activity of the heart. Abbreviated ECG and EKG. An ECG is a simple, noninvasive procedure. Electrodes are placed on the skin of the chest and connected in a specific order to a machine that, when turned on, measures electrical activity all over the heart.
ECG (EKG) (electrocardiogram): A record of the electrical impulses that immediately precede contraction of the heart muscle. The waves produced are known as the P,Q,R,S and T waves. An ECG is a useful means of diagnosing disorders of the heart, many of which produce deviations from normal electrical patterns. Electrocardiography causes no discomfort. Electrodes connected to a recording machine are applied to the chest, wrists, and ankles. The machine displays the electrical activity in the heart as a trace on a moving graph or on a screen. An ECG can be taken at home; a 24-hour record can be obtained from a tape recorder worn by the patient.