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Could Abnormal EEG Be Due To Epileptogenic Discharges?
hi..im 26 yo 160cm tall and weighs 50 kls..i had my eeg test and the result states that THE EEG IS ABNORMAL DUE TO EPILEPTOGENIC DISCHARGES FROM LEFT FRONTO-TEMPORAL REGION ACTUALLY I WAS DIAGNOSED BY A SEIZURE 6 YRS AGO AND I STOP TAKING MEDICATION BUT I CONTINOUSLY HAVING AN INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT ESP.MY HEAD
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your EEG results are indicative for an epileptic focus in your brain, which generates seizures.
This means that in your left fronto-temporal region of the brain, there is an area, which is not functioning well and generates epileptic discharges in the brain cells, leading to seizures.
You should know that your seizures are not going to stop without therapy.
You need to perform a brain MRI with some specific sequences for epilepsy and consult with the neurosurgeon about a possible intervention.
If your seizures are controlled by antiepileptic therapy (and you refuse surgery or it is not possible), you need to stay on this therapy for your entire life (as long as the epileptic focus is inside your brain).
Hope to have been helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your EEG results are indicative for an epileptic focus in your brain, which generates seizures.
This means that in your left fronto-temporal region of the brain, there is an area, which is not functioning well and generates epileptic discharges in the brain cells, leading to seizures.
You should know that your seizures are not going to stop without therapy.
You need to perform a brain MRI with some specific sequences for epilepsy and consult with the neurosurgeon about a possible intervention.
If your seizures are controlled by antiepileptic therapy (and you refuse surgery or it is not possible), you need to stay on this therapy for your entire life (as long as the epileptic focus is inside your brain).
Hope to have been helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
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