This morning I've got to go for another EEG. This time however it's a sleep deprivation one. That means I was to go to bed at my normal time and then only sleep for 2-4 hours. I think I got about 2.5-3 because as we all know, once you have to get up at a random time you don't sleep well thinking you are going to miss the alarm and just keep sleeping.
I've had a regular EEG very shortly after the first seizure and it was fine, they found nothing of interest and it was an easy test to have done. I'm expecting that this one will be similar. I don't know why there is a difference between a sleep deprivation one and a normal one but obviously there is something that they can tell from each of them and my neurologist has ordered this one to go along with the first.
The test last time consisted of a group of electrodes being attached to my head and then a series of tests being performed, one of which was to shine a bright light into my eyes and flash it multiple times. So far flashing lights do not cause me to have seizures so it was fine but the light is very bright that they use and it's not comfortable to have it shone at you for the length it was.
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