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Your doctor may order evoked potential tests. These check the signals your brain and spinal cord (parts of your nervous system) receive from other parts of your body. They are also used to check for vision, hearing, and sensory or motor problems.

Evoked potential tests measure the electrical activity in the brain as nerve pathways are stimulated.

From start to finish, your procedure will take about 30 to 60 minutes. The test may be done in a medical office. Sometimes the procedure is done in a radiology suite with X-rays as a guide.

Electroencephalography (EEG) is a test that measures your brain wave activity. Learn why it's used and how to prepare for the test.

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test to find problems in the electrical activity of the brain. Read on to learn what happens before, during, and after the test.

After a brain injury, a person may be less able to coordinate sequential activities, process thought, and use language. At first, therapy may be provided by medical professionals and therapists. But often longer-term support by family and friends is needed. Read on to learn more.

Sometimes an injury damages the part of the brain that controls balance, sight, or hearing. Or memory loss may keep a person from remembering certain sights, sounds, smells, or tastes. Some people have trouble handling abstract ideas, like time, or they may simply lose track of what they are doing.

A traumatic brain injury can affect other parts of the body too. As a result, people who have a brain injury may have little or no control over their bodies. Read on to learn more.

Any brain injury may lead to some changes in the affected person and their family members. Read this to learn ways to keep your family moving ahead.