Self Abrading Rapidly Applied Electrode Validation

The SARA (Self Abrading Rapidly Applied) electrode will speed EEG patient hookup by combining multiple steps that burden conventional EEG procedures into one. The investigators believe that the proposed system will reduce patient hookup time by more than 50% (from 40 to 20 minutes) with additional time savings on cleanup. Reducing the hookup time required for the EEG recording will make EEG more feasible in time critical situations and will improve patient care and service. The clinical testing in Phase II will investigate patient acceptance, clinician acceptance, time savings, and signal quality for 3 different environments: the large hospital institution, a small rural hospital setting and in an emergency department.