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Originally Posted by monarch_butterfly
No you misunderstand Amanda. A video eeg is different from a regular eeg. A video eeg is usualy done anywhere from a day to three weeks.
You are admitted to hospital. Hooked up to eeg wires on your head and actuallly videotaped to see what happens IN your brain the second you seize. They even have a button to press which will mark the eeg tracings if you feel an aura.
Dics do this do diagnose tough cases of epilepsy or as inbmy case a combo of epilepsy and psychogenic seizures is found. They also use a simular method when they are taking the deseased part of the brain out. It is pretty standard everywhere. As I've had it done in Canada, and in two hospitals in Colorado as well. There is actually an international requirement of where the leads go for video eegs. I don't reccomend them though. While it's computerised and you can get up and go to the bathroom and such. Having the eeg leads on your head for a week REALLY messes up your hair!  |
I understood you. It was part of my being diagnosed with DID... one of the DID diagnostics state that the symptoms can not be because of other physical and mental health problems like seizure disorders.. so I had to have the video EEG's done to make sure my memory problems was not epilepsy or other seizure/neurological problems that share the same symptoms.
the first time I checked into the hospital and a technician hooked me up to the computerized machine and wires. then they videotaped everything for 24 hours. then I was told to get dressed and my treatment provider would be in touch.. my doctors office called and scheduled a follow up appointment. at the appointment the doctor told me I did not have epilepsy but they did get me on tape as an alternate personality. this process is pretty common here in New york when diagnosing DID because they have to rule out seizure problems before a person can be diagnosed DID under the present diagnostic criteria..
after may Im guessing it will become common diagnostic procedures for DID in other locations too because the new diagnostic criteria again contains a diagnostic criteria about seizure disorders and which kind of seizure disorder the client has.