QEEG test

One of the more difficult problems that thousands of concerned parents face nowadays is the increase of diagnoses that exist when all of them suggest a different way to diagnose. The common denominator between them, among other things, is the fact that they rely on subjective reports from the subject/parents/teachers and the cooperation in the diagnosis itself. The results can present an unreal picture about the essence of the difficulty as it is dependent on factors such as: is the patient angry during the diagnosis? Is he tired? And so on.

An EEG test, that examines the brain’s activity, overcomes these obstacles.

How does a QEEG test look like:

Out brain transmits frequency between the millions of cells that exist within it using electrical pulses that are called brain waves. These waves can vary in speeds [frequencies] and volumes. Lately, scientists in the brain research had developed a unique way to computerize and analyze the activity of these waves and multiple points of the brain. Using this system, we can produce a large amount of data that can teach us about the function and activity of the brain.

We can learn which areas of the brain are damaged and which are intact, what are the links between different areas of the brain, what is the speed of the moving data in each point of the brain, and what can be concluded from any change of normal brain activity. Using this information, we can understand and deduce from what the patient is suffering, and what is the neurological origin of it.

The benefits of the QEEG test

This test is completely objective and is nondependent in the reactions and cooperation of the subject.

The test scans the entirety of the brain activity and not “looking for” a specific disturbance, hence we can sometimes discover struggles that we did not know about, or that we “named” differently than what they were and were treated incorrectly.

Deciphering and analyzing the data allows for a unique treatment protocol to be produced for each patient, and we can adjust the correct and most useful therapy per person.

The test allows us to cross the received data with the world data hub of healthy brain patterns of healthy people from the same age group to receive accurate data for the subject.

A video explaining the importance of QEEG test (with Hebrew subtitles)

In the year 2013 the FDA announced that the QEEG test is the most accurate to locate attention deficit disorders.

Mayrav Shaked – Toledano 

Clinical social worker M.S.W, years of treating children and adults with ADD/ADHD, attention disorders, anxiety and personal difficulties.
Mentoring parents, groups and professionals, with a vast experience in social services and mental health.

B.A and M.A in social work from Bar Ilan university.

B.A in criminology and informal education from Bar Ilan University.