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Slow Brain waves on EEG
Tue, 01/05/2010 - 14:20Hi, I have had seizures of some sort since I was a few months old. It was never very frequent, maybe once or twice a year. I remember as a child when this would happen, people would always ask If I had epilepsy. My parents figured this wasnt anything to worry about, so I was never tested. The past few years, it became more common. I went to the dr to get checked. I was referred to a neurologist, and did n EEG and a sleep deprived EEG. I went in for the results yesterday and he told me that I had abnormal slow brain waves on the left side of my brain and prescribed me Tegretol. He told me that hopefully with this medication I will not ever have another seizure again. My question is, is this epilepsy I have or what is it classified as? Thanks in advance.
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Pls help me...my EEG report..
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2014-04-03 - 02:47
Pls help me...my EEG report...occasional slow wave and occasional sharp wave..is it bad for me...?my ct scan report is normal..i have DNS problam...pls help me
Changes in brain waves on an
Submitted by epihelp on Fri, 2014-04-04 - 21:42
Changes in brain waves on an EEG need to be looked at together with symptoms a person has and how they feel and respond to treatment. It's also important to keep in mind that an EEG is a snapshot of the electrical activity in the brain for the period of time the test was done. The brain waves could be very different another time.
here's a link to page about EEG - it may help understand what the terms mean - http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/diagnosis/eeg.
Then ask you doctor to show the EEG and what that means for your situation.
Hope this helps!
Re: Slow Brain waves on EEG
Submitted by tonialpha on Fri, 2010-03-12 - 18:23
I worked as an EEG Tech or Neurodiagnostic Tech. for 14 years. When a Neurologist was teaching me about a slow wave focus or the patient w/ theta waves in one part of the brain when the patient was awake. He read the information that the patient gave. He dictated the information, as an abnormal EEG and described what the possibilities were and the Neurologist in charge of the patient would decide what the tests should be done.
I also have a seizure disorder. WHen I get a funny warning, I get the theta or slower wave on my EEG. Tegretol was the medication, that helped me the best.
Each person is different. I wish you the best!
I worked as an EEG Tech or Neurodiagnostic Tech. for 14 years. When a Neurologist was teaching me about a slow wave focus or the patient w/ theta waves in one part of the brain when the patient was awake. He read the information that the patient gave. He dictated the information, as an abnormal EEG and described what the possibilities were and the Neurologist in charge of the patient would decide what the tests should be done.
I also have a seizure disorder. WHen I get a funny warning, I get the theta or slower wave on my EEG. Tegretol was the medication, that helped me the best.
Each person is different. I wish you the best!