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Abnormal EEG
Abnormal EEG (electro-encephalogram) is a test result in which the EEG recording of the brain's electrical activity shows patterns that are not normal, or that are known to be signs of conditions such as seizures (convulsions, epilepsy) or sleep disorders.
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What could cause an abnormal eeg?
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What would make a mildly abnormal eeg?
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A 34-year old asked:
What can cause an abnormal EEG report?
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What are causes of abnormal EEG results?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the next step after having an abnormal eeg?
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A 47-year old asked:
Do they need to catch the spike in the abnormal EEG in order to do anything about it?
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Can you tell me if they needed to catch the spike in the abnormal EEG in order to do anything about it?
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A 39-year old asked:
Possible reasons for abnormal EEG results for my toddler?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can lamictal cause abnormal EEG results?
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A female asked:
Can long term dr prescribed Xanax use cause abnormal eeg?
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A 31-year old asked:
What does it mean to have referral to see a neurologist because of abnormal eegs?
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A 32-year old female asked:
After abnormal EEG (spikes&slowing) i was prescribed lamictal but didn't receive a diagnosis of anything. Does the script seem premature? Is it ok to take?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does an abnormal EEG confirm epilepsy in you?
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A 47-year old asked:
What does a finding of "midly abnormal eeg" mean in a patient with dementia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can you tell me what is happening to a childs brain to create an abnormal eeg?
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A 38-year old asked:
Abnormal EEG means epilepsy, or are there other people with abnormal EEG but are perfectly fine, please help!?
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A 60-year old female asked:
I have had an abnormal eeg. What does it mean when it says sharply-contoured waves and phase reversed in left temporal? What is focal irritability?
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A 34-year old female asked about a female:
In uteto stroke,abnormal EEG,no seizures. Drs say abnormality on EEG can be from stroke site. Can anyone elaborate? Is it likely to not hv seizure?
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A 45-year old asked:
Do people who have epilepsy or seizures always have abnormal EEG readings?
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A 30-year old male asked:
My 5yr old son has had two abnormal EEG's. It's in one area of his brain, could a tumor be the cause?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Can parasomnia show up on an EEG and be mistaken for a seizure back in 98 my son was 16 and had 1 abnormal EEG then one normal?
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A 42-year old female asked:
8 year old had abnormal EEG with occipital spikes, &. Never had a seizure, should she be on medication? How likely is it that she would have a seizure
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A 36-year old female asked:
15 yr old son has hasimotos with a abnormal EEG with spikes and waves in photic stimulation and slow amplitide fast waves in left central and temporal?
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A 61-year old female asked:
What kinds of questions should I ask after a diagnosis of seizure disorder? Had abnormal eeg-mri normal. Just have fainted easily all my life.
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A 61-year old female asked:
My doctor never really told me a diagnosis. I have an abnormal EEG with sharp waves. Then an mri. I am on generic keppra (levetiracetam). What should I ask specific?
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A 60-year old female asked:
I have had an abnormal eeg. Doctor put me on keppra (levetiracetam) generic. Do I have epilepsy or what?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Can a 16 year old have an abnormal EEG done is hospital but not have epilepsy had 1 positive EEG but never another seizure?
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A 61-year old female asked:
Doctor told me that i had a seizure according to an abnormal eeg. Does the generic keppra (levetiracetam) make my thinking clearer and change brain functioning?
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A 61-year old female asked:
Can a severe reaction (such as swelling& high fever) to a whooping cough shot in the 50's cause an abnormal EEG and seizures in later life?
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A 31-year old female asked about a male:
My son just got a EEG scan for an hour and it came back abnormal. Then another EEG scan for 3 days which came back normal how often does that happen?
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