A key tool in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy and other seizure disorders. It is also used to assist in the diagnosis of brain damage and diseases such as strokes, tumors, encephalitis, mental retardation , and sleep disorders.
Migraine is a diagnosis of exclusion. This means, for an appropriate diagnosis of Migraine, other diseases and disorders must be ruled out. An EEG is a tool physicians will use to help rule out some of these disorders/diseases.
fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans
An EEG is for measuring the electrical activity of the brain and how it responds to stimuli. An MRI scan is more like an x-ray. It is for examining the physical structure of parts of the body. There is no saying which is more correct as they are measuring different things.
Like diabetes, glaucoma, migraine is not totally curable.With proper medication, the extent of migraine related severe headaches can be minimized. The complexity of migraine can be gauged from the fact that it is related with both brain and eyes.
Electrode.Electroencephalogram (EEG)
eeg is the acronym for electroencephalograph.
An extension of the EEG technique, called quantitative EEG (qEEG), involves manipulating the EEG signals with a computer using the fast Fourier transform algorithm.
EEG cannot confirm infarction, Only MRI CAN CONFIRM INFARCTION. EEG can only confirm epilepsy cidpusa.org
Two groups of Italian researchers have recently identified two loci on human chromosomes 1 and 14 respectively that are linked to migraine headaches.
Syvert Amundsen Eeg was born in 1757.
Harald Rosenløw Eeg was born in 1970.
Syvert Amundsen Eeg died in 1838.
There are cures for migraine...Neurofeedback is a non invasive training to help regulate brainwaves. I have trained people with migraines for many years and can say it works great. Most of the clients I have seen have alot of anxiety in their life.. check on EEG info for the nearest provider in your area.