Electroencephalogram (EEG) Lab at Lions Gate Hospital

There are two levels of hourly pay parking available on the hospital grounds near the 15th Street entrance. There is also two-hour metered parking on the street around the perimeter of the hospital.

For a routine EEG

• Wash your hair either the night before or the morning of the test. You may use shampoo and conditioner but do not use: hairspray, hair gel or any additional hair product.
• Take your medications as you normally would, and bring a list of your medications with you.
• You may eat as usual but do not have anything with caffeine in it (coffee, tea, chocolate, pop) for 24 hours prior to the test.
• Wear loose comfortable clothes, but no turtleneck tops. Please bring a hat as your hair may be wet or sticky afterwards.

For a sleep-deprived EEG

• Do everything to prepare for a Routine EEG and also the following: Do not drink any alcohol and sleep for only 4 hours the night before between midnight and 4 a.m.

1. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment time, enter by the 15th Street entrance and notify the security desk outside of the reason for your visit.
2. Check-in with registration services, found on the main floor on the left-hand side, using your BC Services Card.
3. If needed, at this time, you should stop in the washroom before coming up, as there isn’t one in the clinic.
4. Proceed to the EEG clinic on the 2nd floor, following the signs.

Only if necessary, you may have someone accompany you to the clinic during the test. Otherwise, anybody accompanying you to the test will be asked to wait in the waiting room during the procedure. Please be on time. If you are more than 15 minutes late, your appointment will be rescheduled. If you need to cancel or reschedule, please give 24-48 hours notice.