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Can smoking weed 8 hours before a eeg test affect the results? i had a seizure 3 months ago and have not been able to drive because of it. this eeg is
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EEG: Medications can have an effect on EEG results. In addition, excessive smoking/weed etc can potentially trigger a seizure which can alter the EEG. EEGs can have quite a bit of variation even for the same individual depending on when and for how long it is done for.
Answered 9/30/2016
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