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A member asked:
My mother has had an eeg done recently why might her neurologist have ordered this test? she does have symptoms of dementia.
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Many reasons: An EEG can determine if one is having seizures or if there are baseline abnormalities in the brain waves associated with illnesses causing dementia.
Answered 10/2/2014
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