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Taking adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) 20 mg 2x daily for 3 yrs, i had 2 seizures and was unresponsive for over 10 hrs all test came back normal, mri ct scan eeg why?

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An EEG picks up: surface activity of the brain cortex that is about the diameter of a quarter and only captures a minimal thickness of the brain. If there are findings, it means something. So EEGs can often be "normal".

Answered 11/19/2020

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A member asked:

Taking adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) 20 mg 2x daily for 3 yrs, i had 2 seizures and was unresponsive for over 10 hrs all test came back normal, mri ct scan eeg why?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Matthew Kozminski answered

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