Electroencephalogram, or the measurement of a person’s brain activity and brainwaves. When a person’s EEG is flat, meaning their brain activity has ceased, they are flatlining.
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Chapter 9
...can hear Maelcum and Molly talking above him. Molly is unconcerned, but Maelcum notes Case’s EEG was flat for forty seconds, meaning that he flatlined.
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