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Is it usual to be given an eeg after several times of fainting and blackouts?
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Eeg: Is part of workup to rule out organic, metabolic or electric abnormalities such as absence seizures.
Answered 7/12/2012
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To look for seizure: If the eeg shows epileptiform activity, it suggests that the spells are atypical seizures.
Answered 9/26/2012
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