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[quote=Anonymous]Just to be clear, it sounds they are suggesting a sleep deprived EEG which is where you wake the kid early, maybe skip a nap, and the child is awake but sleepy during an outpatient test of an hour or so.

This isn't about an overnight E.E.G. That is done inpatient, where the child is monitored in their sleep and during the day for 24 -48 hours.

Yes, everyone has a seizure threshold, but most people's seizure thresholds are a lot higher than functioning on reduced sleep.  If they weren't then new parents and frequent travelers would be having seizures left and right.

The fact that the OP's child's behavior changes so dramatically when sleepy that she's afraid of this completely noninvasive test is an indication that she should have this checked out.  It will probably be negative, bit given that ADHD meds can increase seizures in kids with low seizure thresholds, and that he's at a critical point in his educational journey, thus particular vulnerable to  the disruption that seizures cause, it makes sense to try.

Comparing an EEG to almost drowning someone is absurd.  Compare it to a cardiac stress test where someone provides a common level of stress by asking the person to walk on a treadmill.[/quote]

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