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froggygirl23
PostPosted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:44 pm 
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Does an eeg help tell if it's ms or not? My s/o hasn't had one, but we were consideing asking for one.... would like to learn more about anyone else's experience with it. Thank you.
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I did not know this but I guess EEG does help determine if someone has MS. It makes sense. I wonder if you have to have lesions in the brain in order for the EEG to pick it up? I would think so. I think you had said that your husband's MRI was clear.


http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency ... 003931.htm
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What is s/o?
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I'm guessing s/o = significant other.

EEG has been used in MS and does show differences but only when there is significant lesion load / cognitive impairment. It wouldn't be sensitive enough to make a diagnosis, especially if the diagnosis cannot be confirmed by MRI.

http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/69/2/192

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froggygirl23
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yes s/o is my abbreviation for signifcant other :)

Thank you so much for answering my question.... Thanks again :)
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