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Surgery -- experiences?
Sun, 07/07/2019 - 01:15Topic: Surgery and Devices
Hi everyone,
I am going to be evaluated for resection/laser ablation or RNS implantation. The first step will be the intracranial EEG. From the MEG test that was done, there seems to be activity coming from the temporal lobe, and from the EEG, there was activity in the parietal lobe.
I was wondering if you could share your experiences with any of these procedures, and any short or long term effects you experienced as a result, both positive and negative?
Thanks so much!
Hi Sherrod,I had mine done at
Submitted by sooihm on Mon, 2019-07-15 - 00:54
Hi Sherrod,I had mine done at Univ. of California-San Diego. It wasn't too bad of a test, not like the MRI, where you are stuck inside and can feel claustrophobic. Being a combo EEG and MRI, you have electrodes pasted on your head. You only go halfway inside the machine, mainly your head. And technology has improved a lot, so the EEG electrodes are not nearly as messy as they used to be in the olden days.Cheers,Soo