Thank you for your kind words, Abe89, If your EEG results do not provide information which leads to a diagnosis, you have still learned more about your situation.
While a normal EEG is not necessarily a clean bill of health, it would exclude several common neurological illnesses.
You would not have to suffer a seizure or spell during an EEG for an indication of epileptic activity. The electrical patterns
of the EEG of an epileptic can show seizure activity (spikes), or inter ictal activity such as slow waves. If slow waves are detected,
the neurologist might order a time study EEG whereby you would wear wires and a recording device for a few days to see
if spike activity is occurring. If you have spike activity, then you will be treated by a neurologist. If not, then you get referred back
to psychiatry, even if your EEG shows you were likely to have been epileptic at one time. I don't see a big difference between
panic attacks, and focal temporal lobe seizures. I suggest that anyone who suffers from panic attacks to have an EEG.
Sadly, a psychiatrist or psychologist is not likely to refer a patient with panic attacks for an EEG.
While a normal EEG is not necessarily a clean bill of health, it would exclude several common neurological illnesses.
You would not have to suffer a seizure or spell during an EEG for an indication of epileptic activity. The electrical patterns
of the EEG of an epileptic can show seizure activity (spikes), or inter ictal activity such as slow waves. If slow waves are detected,
the neurologist might order a time study EEG whereby you would wear wires and a recording device for a few days to see
if spike activity is occurring. If you have spike activity, then you will be treated by a neurologist. If not, then you get referred back
to psychiatry, even if your EEG shows you were likely to have been epileptic at one time. I don't see a big difference between
panic attacks, and focal temporal lobe seizures. I suggest that anyone who suffers from panic attacks to have an EEG.
Sadly, a psychiatrist or psychologist is not likely to refer a patient with panic attacks for an EEG.
