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EEG: “Left temporal slow wave abnormality”
Thu, 12/11/2014 - 06:34I developed a progressive neurological condition in early adolescence. On the long road to diagnosis I had several EEG tests. I have since read reports of EEG results spanning 4-5 years:
1. ”Slower frequency range shows a marked temporal preponderance”
2. “The record showed a marked left temporal slow wave abnormality”
3. “Abnormal EEG showing episodic bilateral slow activity, maximum in the left temporal region”
I have never experienced a seizure of any obvious kind but would be interested to know what the above indicates in terms of neurological or neuropsychiatric health.
Thanks,
Miranda
I am not a doctor and I do
Submitted by just_joe on Fri, 2014-12-12 - 08:44
I am not a doctor and I do not know how to read a EEG. That said if the neurologist is a specialist in epilepsy then the abnormalities are seizure activity. By seeing where those abnormalities are comming from they know where in the brain they are. Mant people that have epilepsy have their EEG's come back normal.As for a person never experiancing a seizure. You could be having them and not know it. There are 40+ different types of seizures. I can have one while talking to you and unless you knew what to look for you would know nothing about it. I say that because I had been written up for day dreaming in class. ABsence seizures and focal seizures look like the person in them are day dreaming. I was asked a question while in them and the teacher went to the next student and my answer came out. I hope this helps Joe