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Corona, NY

My son is now having an overnight EEG and in the moment he was receiving his injection the computer showed Persyst Seizure on pink letters. The spikes could be related to any movement? Like crying for example is he is crying a lot it will show up as a persyst seizure ? Or has he have to sleep and have the spikes to be considered as an epileptic form. Neurologist said that he was assymetric infantile spasms , but he was taking ACTH and he was worst πŸ₯² is it possible that medicine could make him… read more

June 1, 2023
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I'm assuming you're talking about the spikes on the EEG screen? a live EEG will spike whenever the patient does anything so that basically includes opening or closing your mouth, eating, talking, opening and closing eyelids and I think walking may also impact it. It really just depends on what was happening at the time of the spike and how they interpret it.

June 1, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

During the EEG , the very top Brain is what a person without Epilepsy.

The 2 below are different types of seizures waves

June 2, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

hope all goes well

June 1, 2023

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