Diagnosing Epilepsy: EEG's LimitsTopic OverviewElectroencephalography (EEG) is thought to be the most useful test in confirming a diagnosis of epilepsy , but it is not foolproof.
Video and EEG monitoring records seizures on videotape and computer so that the doctor can see what happens just before, during, and right after a seizure occurs. The video records what you are doing while the EEG records the electrical activity occurring in your brain. This type of monitoring may be used:
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Current as of: October 9, 2017 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: John Pope, MD - Pediatrics & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology Bazil CW, Pedley TA (2010). Epilepsy. In LP Rowland, TA Pedley, eds., Merritt's Neurology, 12th ed., pp. 927-948. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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