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Strips and Grids???
Thu, 12/20/2007 - 16:47Hello everyone I was wondering has anyone had the strips and grids test done. I am having surgery within the next year and have been told that my next step after therapy is the "strips and grids" Now from what I understand this is the test where they drill the holes in your head and put the eeg right on your brain. But I would like to learn more about it I feel better going through a test when I know more about it. Has anyone done it or have a link or further infomration about it?? Or could you even just tell me how it works??? I will admit this one kinda scares me..invasive eeesh!
Thanks
Sassy
Re: Strips and Grids???
Submitted by tonialpha on Sun, 2009-03-29 - 14:49
Thank you for your explanation. I have had 2 surgeries and the Epileptologists at John Hopkins put me on a drug study and did another MRI and I hadn't one for a long time. They found an abnormality which caused my seizure when you described your daughters it fit mine to almost a tea! The MRI indicated it on the fourth ventricle. The noted Occipitally, Parietally, and Temporally via the EEG. The want to do depth and strips too. My visual deficicits will be right side too on both eyes too! They explained it happend during Gestation around the 5 th week or 6 th week. It was no one fault!
Thank you for your explanation. I have had 2 surgeries and the Epileptologists at John Hopkins put me on a drug study and did another MRI and I hadn't one for a long time. They found an abnormality which caused my seizure when you described your daughters it fit mine to almost a tea! The MRI indicated it on the fourth ventricle. The noted Occipitally, Parietally, and Temporally via the EEG. The want to do depth and strips too. My visual deficicits will be right side too on both eyes too! They explained it happend during Gestation around the 5 th week or 6 th week. It was no one fault!