Hippocampi and Sleep Deprived EEG scan - anyone tell me much about them?

[dontdillydally]

my friend has been diagnosed with this and has to go for more tests and thsi type of scan.

Anyone shed nay light on this for me please?

sorry should of said there is swelling to the right Hippocampi

There can be a lot of reasons for swelling of her right hippocampus (which is pne parft of the memory network of the brain). Is she having seizures? I am not a neurologist but I do know that sleep deprivation can be used to medically simulate seizures to measure how the right hippocampus is functioning. It will be fine, the test is noit invasive or painful, it is one way to see how that part of the brain is working. If you or your friend have any questions, right down a big list and take them to the consultant before the scan and afterwards. One step at a time

My DS has had sleep depried EEG, not for this coniditon but still the EEG was very peaceful and relaxing. Keeing him up all night however was very hard at only 3 lol! But he me and Dh all fell asleep during the actual EEG

Oh and she wanted to see him fall asleep and then wake u or at least come out of the deep sleep