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why do i need an awake and sleep EEG!

Sun, 11/05/2006 - 16:27
Topic: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
i'm going to mayo for a second opinion.recently i had a intercranial monitoring w/depth electrodes.no help.i've had mri,eeg,veeg(2)pet i was going to get the neuropace but they couldn't localize enough.i had all of this done at UW MADISON.i really good hospital/clinic.so why would an awake and sleep EEG show anything different?i can here the spinning wheels.does anyone know about an awake and sleep EEG?

Comments

Re: In all reality you don't

Submitted by fzMousie on Mon, 2006-11-27 - 08:54
I'm not sure I understand your message. Are you saying that tests to help determine when and where seizures are happening are a bad thing or a power trip by the doctors? If so, I think I soundly disagree.

Re: why do i need an awake and sleep EEG!

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2006-11-27 - 10:30
An awake and sleep EEG is usually the term used to describe an EEG that takes about 1-1.5 hours and records the brainwaves while the person is awake, and then sleeping. Usually people are sleep deprived for this. This type of test is a routine test and does not involve long-term monitoring to record a person having seizures. However, if someone has a seizure during it, all the better. It will not show as much as long-term monitoring and intracranial monitoring. People who go for a second opinion may have some tests repeated. Take a look at the following link for info on EEGs.

www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/testing_eeg.html

Hope this helps.

Epilepsy.com Resource Specialist

www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/testing_eeg.html

Hope this helps.

Epilepsy.com Resource Specialist

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