@annie394
Hi Annie!
First, my best wishes for 2026!
Thank you so much for sharing your MRI results. Epilepsy with structural changes in the brain is much harder to treat and control seizures. Thankfully, your MRI came out normal 🙏! I'm really happy for you—what great news to start the new year!
As I mentioned earlier, the EEG will show the electrical activity in your brain and may identify the area where your auras (focal seizures) originate. I say "may" because a single normal EEG doesn't always capture seizure activity during the test. This happened to me for decades—all my EEG tests showed normal results. The first EEG that revealed my epileptic electrical activity occurred when my doctor at that time instructed me to avoid sleeping or sleep as little as possible the night before the test.
Has your doctor given you any sleep deprivation instructions for your EEG? And are your auras now controlled, or are you still experiencing some?
Chris