[codeulike]

Also odd is that OP uses the term 'seizure' but I think he means 'seized-up', like an engine that wont run. He explictly mentions at one point that the EEG didnt show anything like epilepsy.

But then he says things like "I'd work for 30 minutes, seize, sleep for 2 hours, then work, then seize, then sleep, ad nauseum."

If he was actually having siezures (absence seziures or focal seizures or myoclonic seizures or tonic clonic seizures) then presumably the EEG would have picked that up and he would have been diagnosed with and treated for epilepsy. At least I hope so because Tonic Clonic seizures (for example) can be extremely dangerous if they are uncontrolled.

Anyway I'm glad he has been able to get back to doing things in a way that feels sustainable and enjoyable.

[vegardx]

It could be like you said, but poor choice of word if that is the case.

But are you even able to see that someone had a seizure from looking at an EEG after it happened? I was under the impression that it sort of have to be happening while you're measuring.

I've been through multiple rounds of both MRI and EEG, mostly to be able to rule out things like brain damage as a precaution. I'm a little fuzzy on the details as this was done so long ago.

[phaedrus441]

You're correct. Routine EEG (~30 minutes) can capture active seizures and sometimes patterns that might lead you to think someone is predisposed for a seizure. Often patients need long-term monitoring ("LTM") where they are connected to an EEG for several days to tease out the source of their problems.

[codeulike]

Yes that's it. But if op was seizing every time he worked for a few hours it would be fairly easy to capture that on an EEG