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I have had an abnormal eeg. what does it mean when it says sharply-contoured waves and phase reversed in left temporal? what is focal irritability?

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underlying scar: An eeg which shows sharply contoured waves with phase reversal in the temporal lobe means that there is a scar in the underlying temporal lobe that maybe seizure generating.

Answered 6/28/2018

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A member asked:

I have had an abnormal eeg. what does it mean when it says sharply-contoured waves and phase reversed in left temporal? what is focal irritability?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Walter Husar answered

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