>In article <CnIA5v.GJG at world.std.com>, gypsy at world.std.com (Meredith
Lesly) writes:
>I've just gotten the results of an EEG which showed some
abnormalities. In
>particular, I had periodic slowing of my brainwaves (from alpha to
theta)
>in my temporal lobes, particular in the right one.
>Does anyone have any idea what might cause this, or what it might
mean?
In isolation, this is not a very specific finding. It is also
important in interpreting EEG results to be very precise about the
words that you choose e.g. "periodic" has a much different meaning to
an EEGer than does "episodic." On the whole, temporal slowing is a
difficult finding to be certain about abnormality. Temporal slowing
becomes more prominent as we age and has been theorized to be
secondary to microvascular changes in the brain. It may also occur
with simple drowsiness.
If you were not drowsy *and* if the unilaterality was pronounced,
then it *might* suggest a focal area of cortical dysjunction in the
right temporal region. The EEG cannot be more specific as to
etiology and a neuroimaging procedure might be considered if felt
clinically indicated.
SJeffreyS at aol.com
