A method of performing electroencephalography on a patient, the method comprising:
- A) providing a device for performing electroencephalography on a patient, the device comprising:
- i) a sagittal portion comprising:
- a) a forehead anchor comprising three arms, a first forehead anchor arm, an opposing second forehead anchor arm, and a third forehead anchor arm between the first forehead anchor arm and the second forehead anchor arm, and further comprising a reference electrode or a ground electrode or a reference electrode and a ground electrode;
- b) a neck anchor comprising three arms, a first neck anchor arm, an opposing second neck anchor arm, and a third neck anchor arm between the first neck anchor arm and the second neck anchor arm;
- c) a midsection between the forehead anchor and the neck anchor;
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- d) a plurality of embedded electrodes within the forehead anchor comprising electrodes positioned at positions F7, FP1, FP2 and F8 of the International Standard 10-20 System for electrode placement, and a plurality of embedded electrodes within the midsection comprising electrodes positioned at positions FZ, CZ, O1 and O2 of the International Standard 10-20 System for electrode placement;
- ii) a coronal portion comprising:
- a) a first ear anchor comprising a front arm and a rear arm comprising an embedded electrode at position A1 of the International Standard 10-20 System for electrode placement;
- b) a second ear anchor comprising a front arm and a rear arm comprising an embedded electrode at position A2 of the International Standard 10-20 System for electrode placement;
- c) a midsection between the first ear anchor and the second ear anchor comprising embedded electrodes positioned at positions T3, C3, C4 and T4 of the International Standard 10-20 System for electrode placement;
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- d) a plurality of embedded electrodes within the first ear anchor, the midsection and the second ear anchor;
- iii) electrical connectors for electrically connecting the embedded electrodes in the sagittal portion and the coronal portion to an electroencephalograph;
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- iv) a plurality of sponges comprising a conductive gel attached to the embedded electrodes;
- where the sagittal portion and the coronal portion each comprise a contact surface;
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- where the contact surfaces comprise a silicone-based adhesive covered by a release film for reversibly attaching the device to the patient;
- B) removing the release film from the contact surfaces exposing the silicone-based adhesive;
- C) affixing the device to the patient by affixing the forehead anchor to the forehead of the patient, affixing the midsection along a sagittal midline of the head of the patient, affixing the neck anchor to the base of the skull proximal the neck of the patient, affixing the first ear anchor around the left ear of the patient, and affixing the second ear anchor around the right ear of the patient;
- where affixing the device further comprises contacting the silicone-based adhesive to hair on the patient's scalp, and allowing the silicone-based adhesive to adhere to the patient's scalp through the patient's hair;
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- D) producing an electroencephalogram.