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Does eeg shows if i have a bipolar or not?

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: I agree with dr. Fowler. An eeg is used more for diagnosing seizure disorders.

Answered 11/6/2022

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Unfortunately No: If your bipolar disorder is really due to seizures then it can but that would be unusual especially as you are taking Lamictal which is an antiepileptic drug. I hope this helps.

Answered 6/19/2020

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

EEG: Not a diagnostic tool for bpd.

Answered 9/24/2017

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Low alpha activity: One small [18 patient] study has shown that bipolar patients -- even when not in a mood episode -- have decreased Alpha activity in their eeg's. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3253163/ they were also free of medications for at least 2 weeks for the study. The authors feel it may differentiate bipolar from schizophrenia eeg's. But this isn't diagnostically definitive on its own.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Mostly not: EEG is of no clinical assistance to the diagnostic process of bipolar disorder.

Answered 9/24/2017

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No: you cannot diagnose Bipolar Disease from an EEG.

Answered 9/24/2017

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

No,: an EEG cannot diagnose that.

Answered 3/15/2022

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No: I agree with Dr. Fowler. EEG is used to diagnose and follow up Seizures. My apologies to Neurologist the utility of short term EEG in the diagnosis of Epilepsy is marginal with the use of MRI and CT scan identifying mass lesions in the brain. It may useful in deciding whether to stop an AED or follow an uncontrolled

Answered 11/27/2017

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