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I want to get my child's eeg done. how do i proceed with that?
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Family MD: Your local md can set up your eeg for your child. If possible, try to get it scheduled, performed, and read by a pediatric neurologist. Preferably a pediatric neurologist with specialty in epilepsy can evaluate your child if seizures are found on the eeg.
Answered 1/27/2017
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Speak to your doc: Speak with your child's pediatrician about why your want your child to have an EEG.
Answered 6/16/2015
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Prescribed testing: The various labs available for such testing require a doctors order to set it up.They also need some history and details on why it is being done/different types of EEG's (standard/overnight/video-monitoring/etc.) Iff you are ready, call your doc and get it set up.
Answered 8/29/2016
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