There may be a a doctor or neurologist in here because they or their loved ones have the same chance of getting epilepsy as everyone else does, so it makes sense that a neurologist or other doctor would be in here, too. Some have a scientific background and may be really good at explaining what they read. Some have a very curious mind so they dig out answers from reliable sources. on the topic of the expertise and qualifications of people in the forum: Almost everybody is just regular folks, not doctors. but then again, I'm glad I don't have a brain tumor! I wish they would find something abnormal so they could do something about it. So I am on a cocktail of meds and dealing with all the side effects, but at least the seizures are mostly under control. So we are back at square on, with no clue as to what is causing the seizures. I am sure it was because they couldn't find a brain, which makes it difficult to find a tumor on said brain. My Neuro (who is awesome and is the director of the epilepsy research and clinic for Intermountain Healthcare) was almost positive that was the result, but everything came up negative. For my type of epilepsy, it is almost always caused by a benign tumor on the hypothalamus. Of course, now I'm broke and buried in medical bills. I have had multiple MRI's, EEG's, a 4 day video EEG in which they saw multiple seizures, a Super DEEP MRI on some giant machine, and an MEG, all in the last year and half. I am 43, and my seizures started about a year and a half ago. So when making the decision to medicate, you'll need to consider the risks/hassles of side effects against the risks/hassles of having more seizures. If you do have a seizure disorder, it's important to get control one way or another, since untreated seizures can potentially progress. Your doctor can't force you to take medicine if you don't want to. Two or more seizures is the clinical standard for making an epilepsy diagnosis. the actual seizures or symptoms) to make a diagnosis. In the absence of clear test results, doctors will rely on clinical evidence (i.e. I definitely have epilepsy, but my MRI came out clean. a lesion or vascular problem or tumor), but since the majority of seizure disorders can't be traced to a definitive cause, MRIs play a limited (though important) role. MRIs only indicate if there is an obvious structural cause for seizures (i.e. a normal EEG doesn't rule out the diagnosis of epilepsy (and an abnormal EEG doesn't necessarily confirm one).
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When the EEG comprises a combined awake and sleep set, approximately 20% are false negatives. The statistics vary, but a single awake EEG generates false negatives about 50% of the time.