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Do they need to catch the spike in the abnormal eeg in order to do anything about it?
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Its helpful: Localization of the source of seizures and assessment of a medications ability to prevent clinical seizures can be gleaned from a single eeg study. Epilepsy is a clinical diagnosis, one best handles by a trusted epileptologist.
Answered 5/2/2014
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