Can you have epileptic seizures/epilepsy with an almost normal EEG?
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Epilepsy and EEG’s
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normal EEG's does not rule out epilepsy. In fact I think it is almost 50% of people will have a normal EEG, as brain activity causing epilepsy only occurs when having an actual seizure. My daughters EEG's have always been normal, yet she has epilepsy for over 6 years.
You can if they start deep in your brain, ie in the hippocampus and don't last long.
If that’s the case how do you get diagnosed with epilepsy
Epilepsy is largely a clinical diagnosis and a persons EEG may be normal between seizures. The behaviour a person exhibits during a seizure is the best way a specialist can diagnose a seizure disorder so if you can get a video recording of a seizure then that is so helpful
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