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Normal eeg, test giver said I'm faking
Tue, 09/27/2016 - 11:38I started having mood changes a couple months ago that then changed to migraines, migraines turned into a bad headache and I started having what myself, family and pysch Dr believe to be legitimate seizures. I had a 2 hour EEG last Thursday. During the strobe light thing I had a seizure. Yesterday a Dr I never met said that my test was normal and that I was having psychological ones and that I needed to continue to see my psychiatrist because I'm mentally sick to have faked them. My Dr is outraged that they would say such a thing. When they do happen and to me i say to myself did I just fake that, but after it happens I can't walk and have to really pee. Note I am partially aware I'm having these. Is this possible. Which dr is right, am I really extra crazy? Sorry this was so long and possibly on the wrong forum.
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A neurologist works on
Submitted by just_joe on Thu, 2016-09-29 - 15:48
A neurologist works on anything stemming from the central nervous system. Which could be ADHD, ALHZ Parkinson's and many other ailmentsWhich means that he doesn't specialize in epilepsy. What they are also called in an epileptologist . If your doctor specializes in epilepsy then he can read the EEG and also make the diagnosis himself and also would have prescribed medications for you. Yes second opinion's are needed. If the hospital you posted about has an epileptologist associated with it then that is the person you need to be seeing. Yes your doctor and him/her can discuss your issues and even look at everything in your files to help come up with what you have be it epilepsy or PNES
I go to umpc Pittsburgh pa.
Submitted by Jesi G on Wed, 2016-09-28 - 12:27
I go to umpc Pittsburgh pa. Best hospital this side of pa. The Dr has a 5 star rating and is a psychiatrist and neurologist so he should know both ends of the spectrum.