A quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG) is a test performed by Dr. Bahreman that offers significant advantages above a conventional EEG.
Each area of your brain normally spends a characteristic amount of time in alpha, beta, theta, and delta activity. This activity is sometimes called “brain waves”.
The standard EEG measures electrical patterns at the surface of the scalp which reflect this cortical activity.
Quantitative EEG (qEEG) is the analysis of a digitized EEG, and in lay terms this sometimes called “Brain Mapping” of this cortical activity.
Brain mapping computers used in qEEG are now capable of creating a map of the brain’s electrical activity depicting how long each area of the brain spends in each of the basic rhythms.
By comparing the patient’s map with that of a control population, it is possible to localize areas of focal slowing of electrical activity as a result of brain injury and trauma.
Alone, a qEEG is insufficient to diagnose brain damage but in conjunction with other neurologic tests, qEEG can be confirmatory.
If warranted, Dr. Bahreman will perform a qEEG as part of a range of diagnostic tests.
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Dr. Amirhassan Bahreman is the director of Neurological and Pain Institute, Inc., San Diego's leading expert on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other neurological conditions.
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