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Abnormal EEG

Wed, 11/14/2007 - 15:04

My 4 yo had an eeg yesterday.  Within minutes of him fallling asleep, the tech starting calling a neurologist to come and personally LOOK at his eeg.  This isn't standard procedure.  We saw the physicians assistant before we left and what she said to me was that his EEG was abnormal.  They didnt capture seizure activity but the abnormality is common in people who DO have seizures.  They medicated him with a small dose of zarontin until we can get another appt in 2 months. 

 

Im wondering if any of you have ever heard of this.  Have any of you had abnormal eegs without seizure activity and been told its common in people who have seizures?  Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you.

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Re: Abnormal EEG

Submitted by Connie Costello on Wed, 2009-02-11 - 11:39
Hi yes my daughter, 7, has had 3 EEGs a 20 minutes when she was about 5, an 8 hour as a follow up of that one and just last week a 23 hr video EEG. The first 2 showed seizure activity in the brain. I was told she was prone to seizures but was not having them, the last one showed seizures. Well then what shall we do I asked her neurologist but he recommended not to put her on anti seizure meds. He recommended increasing her focus meds, we use Straterra (Adderall didn't work) continue behavior modification and tutoring. All this because she is struggling with learning and concentration. I have seen many docs and I like this doctor. He is highly recommended and has many years of experience so if he says no meds I have to believe this is for the best, I've heard the meds are really strong and from personal experience (I had a head injury and was put on Dilantin) Dilantin numbed the world for me and as soon as they started taking it off I felt truly alive again. Sooooo I don't know. I am so confused myself. I so want to help her. All I can suggest is read read and read there is soooo much going on in the field of neurology, they are learning sooooo much in recent years that I am searching for alternate ways of helping my daughter perhaps neurofeedback but be careful of all the quacks out there. If you want to talk further please do email me costello@bellsouth.net

Re: Abnormal EEG

Submitted by CG on Wed, 2009-02-11 - 14:38
I had a seizure and abnormal eeg when I was 5, I have been on medication since that time. My last abnormal eeg was when  I was 18. I still have e, but my eeg's do not always reflect that - you only have an abnormal eeg when you have a seizure. It could be a different kind of seizure - absence for example. I was prone to absence seizures.  I am glad that my mom noticed my problem early on and I was treated for it. Not everyone is.  Better to have a neurologist check it out and take precautions, than to have problems later on not knowing what caused it.

Re: Abnormal EEG

Submitted by adcooley on Wed, 2009-02-11 - 15:38
I have epilepsy and have been getting EEG's since I was 11. I dont remember except one time that I had a normal EEG all the rest were abnormal and the doc's dont seem to think that it is important.

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