EEG to be trashed
I have heard a rumour that the EEG could be taken off the Class one fairly soon (as far as the UK is concerned), due to the lack of evidence that it is a useful test, in the circumstances it is being used. It is apparently not well liked throughout europe, but one country insists that it is carried out.
However last year Germany decided that chest x-rays were a waste of time and money and went to the JAA and said - 'no more!!' and as if by magic - germany no longer carries out chest x-rays. I hear that the UK may be following suit with the EEG.
I was turned down last august as i had a minor blip on my EEG. Having been to see a private neurologist who told me that it was not a problem to be concerned about at all - as i am at a 2.5 - 3% risk of developing epilepsy (as opposed to 2% for the general public) - he was actually amazed that the JAA were using the test to 'predict' if someone is likely to become epileptic, as he said it was a very difficult test to interpret and also it is renouned as being a test that gives conflicting results on 2 consecutive sittings, not to mention t5he fact that the blips on my EEG does not mean that i will ever have a seizure of any sort.
Was just wondering has anybody else heard anything about this??