Eeg?

[emily.tyrant]

So I'm in the very beginning stages of a possible epilepsy diagnosis and I got my EEG on a CD but don't get the report back until tomorrow. I know I should just go to sleep and wait patiently until tomorrow for the report, but I looked at the EEG myself, not expecting to be able to interpret anything at all but just out of pure curiosity. Does anyone know what "SW" on an EEG means? It's all my EEG and assumably a note repeatedly made by the technologist. Anyway, sorry I'm just really anxious about this whole thing.

 

[Katiered]

Hey, sorry no one had any response for you but found this today and I'm hoping you managed to get some sleep! And that your appointment went okay?

 

[CQ:)]

Hi emily,
Welcome to CWE. I hope you were able to get some sleep.
I've had epilepsy for a long time but still sometimes get confused about what things mean lol but I think the SW in your EEG stands for Spikes & Waves. That may mean that the EEG has shown up seizure activity.

I'm sure someone will be along soon to give you an answer & correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Nakamova]

Hie emily.tyrant, welcome!

I would agree with CQ, SW could mean Spike-Wave, or also Sharp Waves. It makes a big difference which though! And diagnostic interpretation depends on many factors: the particular patterns, the kinds of waves, the height of the spikes (if any), what the background waveforms are, what you were doing during the EEG, whether you were awake, drowsy, or asleep, your age, etc. So best to have your neuro give you a full explanation of the results.