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How To Determine The Type Of Seizures?

My friend is having seizures and doesn t always know they happened. He blanks out, and can t really respond to people. But he stays alert. 1. What kind of test should we ask for from the dr? 2. His seizures are not regular, meaning they may happen 2 times a day- or every couple weeks. Is a test going to show seizure activity even if he isn t seizing at the time of the test?
Fri, 7 Nov 2014
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. EEG is the test for evaluation and diagnosis of seizures together with clinical observation of seizure. Best thing is EEG during seizure, but it can be done at any time with other modalities such a sleep deprived EEG etc. Another imaging test needed to evaluate properly seizures is head MRI to check for/ rule out any brain lesions causing seizure.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
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How To Determine The Type Of Seizures?

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. EEG is the test for evaluation and diagnosis of seizures together with clinical observation of seizure. Best thing is EEG during seizure, but it can be done at any time with other modalities such a sleep deprived EEG etc. Another imaging test needed to evaluate properly seizures is head MRI to check for/ rule out any brain lesions causing seizure. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.