

An ambulatory EEG is similar to the routine EEG setup. Its purpose is to continuously collect electrical activity of the brain for days and can be up to 72 hours. This compact EEG recorder allows you to go about your normal routines while the EEG is being recorded. Your physician may order this to further investigate your condition in order to determine the type of seizures or to differentiate the epileptic seizures from other types of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (i.e. fainting spells, migraines and memory lapses).
A neurologist, a doctor who is specially trained in reading and interpreting the test, will interpret the data and send the result to your doctor.
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