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What causes abnomrmal brain waves without epilepsy?

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Dr. Bennett Machanic answered

Many entities: Includes prior head and neck trauma, migraine headaches, medication effects, sleep disorders, metabolic influences, chemical imbalances, to name a few.

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Answered 7/10/2013

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