Dr. Martin says that her advice is to get an EEG — a test that examines brain activity. The movements shown in the video could, she explains, be signs of something relatively innocuous, like ...

Baby with EEG (IMAGE) University of Washington. Caption. This is one of the babies in the experiment wearing an EEG cap that measures brain activity. Credit. University of Texas at San Antonio.

An EEG is a test to measure the electrical activity of the brain. It can find changes in brain activity that can help in diagnosing conditions including epilepsy, sleep disorders, and brain tumors.

Some doctors use EEG to help diagnose ADHD in children. Called NEBA, here’s how it works and why it’s somewhat controversial.

Kids in the EEG-guided group emerged a mean of 21.4 minutes (96.65% CI 15.4-27.4) earlier from general anesthesia and spent a mean of 16.5 minutes less (96.65% CI 10.8-22.3) in the PACU.