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Could an eeg done in a hosital in 1998 have been wrong showing epilepsy if i was on a sleeping pill with barbituates?
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Unknown: A lot can change in 14 years.A sleeping pill would tend to mask rather than show epilepsy.
Answered 8/16/2012
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Maybe: In the proper clinical setting many tests approach 100% accuracy when clearly abnormal, however, no test is 100% accurate and many tests have a much lower accuracy rate. It may be worthwhile repeating the test under more controlled circumstances. Barbiturates can certainly affect an eeg test.
Answered 6/10/2017
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