First EEG since out of the hospital

[nmgma00]

Okay I have a question and I know you will all know the answer Will my daughter's EEG ever be normal? Or will it always show abnormal activity in her frontal lobe? She has frontal lobe epilepsy. This was done may 2nd and I just heard results today after much calling. They also said the stuttering she is having is dysfluency, a ripple effect possibly. The nurse said there was no seizure activity but it still showed abnormal brain activity. Then she said something about changing meds or increasing meds if would want to discuss that, or we can just sit tight. Well, uhm, I don't know?!

 

[Nakamova]

The nurse may be referring to what are called "interictal" patterns -- they're the abnormal brainwaves that show up between seizures rather than during them. So the EEG wouldn't show seizure activity, but might show a susceptibility to having seizures.

If your daughter were on anti-seizure medication that controlled any or all of her symptoms, then EEG would likely be normal. A few people have their seizures go into remission, and they also would produce normal EEGs.

It's always a tough call with meds. Does your daughter feels good, and is she symptom-free?

 

[nmgma00]

Maybe a few little twitches here and there and the speech thing, but other than that nothing. Reluctant to switch meds if she isn't symptomatic but i also don't want to be too easy peasy and have something happen..

 

[Nakamova]

If a medication switch doesn't sit well right now, the thing to do is keep a close eye on her symptoms. If they start to escalate or become more frequent then you might need to make a change.

 

[nmgma00]

thanks! I hate that when you are on the phone with the office and then stop and think back on the conversation and it's like wait a minute here...