CarrieJessica Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Had both an EEG and brain MRI done today. Have any of you had these done? What kinds of answers do the results give? I know the doc will let me know but I was wondering if these are to rule things out or diagnose dysautonomia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 I had an EEG done by one neurologist. Not sure why, but it didn't show I had any abnormalities. I have had a few brain MRIs to look at my pituitary gland and my neck, which ended up showing cervical stenosis. Let us know what you find out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 EEG would show any seizure activity allowing them to rule in/out epilepsy and other seizure disorders. A brain MRI can show a multitude of things...tumors, hyperintensities consistent with either migraine or multiple sclerosis, aneurisms, swelling, malformations of any structures(I'm sure the list is longer than this.) It does not show anything specificlly regarding autonomic dysfunction unless they were to find some sort of abnormality in parts of your brain that affect autonomic function. I think these are pretty routine tests for folks with the types of symptoms POTSies tend to displayto rule out other diagnosies. I've had 2 EEGs and 3 MRIs (w/ 1 MRA) in the last 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieJessica Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks! I am pretty sure it was all to rule out seizures, MS, and see if I have had any mini strokes. Just wasn't sure if it would be of any use to confirm dysautonomia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Hi there,I only had an MRI done and the report says it's all good/normal.Mine was done because of some horrible headaches that I had experienced for about a month that (knock on wood) have went away. No one was able to explain to me why I had them, and no pain meds that I was given worked on relieving them, so I had both an MRI and a CT scan. This was all before I was diagnosed with POTS.At least now I have a CD with pictures that prove that I have a brain .Hope your results will show that everything is A-OK.Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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