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Interpreting EEG results
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 17:12Does an abnormal EEG automatically mean seizure disorder? Thats what I understood it to mean, but a lot of my family and friends are saying to get a second opinion. I think the doctor is spot on and feel relieved that what was wrong has a name and I wasn't going crazy. Am I correct to think that an abnormal EEG only means seizure disorder if your MRI is fine?
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Re: Re: Interpreting EEG results
Submitted by keyvin on Fri, 2007-03-30 - 02:49
Call your neuro's office and ask him.
Hi.. re:Am I correct to
Submitted by solis on Sat, 2007-03-31 - 00:33
Hi..
re:Am I correct to think that an abnormal EEG only means seizure disorder if your MRI is fine?
Ok, let's go through the tests..
An MRI takes x-rays of the brain. http://www.epilepsy.com/articles/ar_1066257900.html
However; epilepsy ,in its more than 40 types, exists due to a sudden surge in electrical impulses in the brain that can affect feelings & behaviour.
The EEG measures those electrical impulses and, generally, it's epilepsy if/when such a surge is recorded.
http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/testing_eeg.html
~sol
Re: Interpreting EEG results
Submitted by daydreamer410 on Thu, 2007-03-29 - 14:26
bump