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Invasive EEG
Tue, 05/01/2007 - 09:42Topic: Surgery and Devices
I just completed 4 days of EEG and video monitoring of my complex partial seizures at the Cleveland Clinic. They said all of the the seizures that I had showed up on the EEG on my left temporal lobe. But there was also some additional abnormal EEG activity on 2 occasions on my right temporal lobe (when I was not having a seizure and having no abnormal activity on the left side).
Because of this, they may need to do invasive EEG (requiring them to drill holes). Yikes! Has anyone been through this? How does this compare with the actual surgery? Is it risky? I haven't had the PET scan yet, but I'm hoping that maybe that could eliminate the need.
Thanks,
Rosalie
Comments
Re: Invasive EEG
Submitted by EarthMonkey on Thu, 2007-05-31 - 00:41
I had those done and yes it will give you a headache. Also you get dents where the surgery was done. The PET scan does a different thing it assesses the damage the seizures are doing to your brain and where it is. It probably would not be sufficient. The subdural electroids tell specific areas the seizures come from while they are happening. It is much less painfull and severe than the full on lobectomy. It is considered surgery though. There should be no effects such as speech issues or any other effects that can come from nuerosurgery. The main risk the Drs are cocerned with is infection. The surgery opens up the skull but not the protective layers that sorruond the brain. And one hell of a headache. I know I had aworse headache after the temporal lobectomy but I remember the headache from the sudural electrodes better(goes to show I was less out of it).
Re: Invasive EEG
Submitted by BrianC on Sat, 2007-05-05 - 08:03
I will be going in for that test in the next 3months. Please let me know if you have it before I do, and I will do the same. Thanks.