I just had an EEG and after the strobe lights and heavy breathing part of the test, I was asked to relax. During this time I began to experience rapid eye movement that I could not control and involuntary muscle twitching in my arms and upper body. Is this normal and does this indicate anything in particular? I am being tested for Epilepsy.
Hello ! Thank you for your question ! I understand your concern. I think you might have been experiencing a specific kind of Epilepsy seizure(probably partial complex occipital lobe Epilepsy) during the EEG. The heavy breathing you have done before this happened, has excited your brain, so that a seizure occurred. This is a normal procedure during EEG. The hyperventilation is commonly used to excite the brain, so the full pattern of the disease comes out in the EEG tracing. I am sure the doctor has understood this and has localized the problem in your brain. Hope to have been helpful! Thank you for using Chat Doctor Best wishes,