When is brain mapping used?

There is a wide array of applications where brain mapping is used. It is usually used in the diagnosis and detection of several disorders related to the brain bipolar disorder, epilepsy, attention deficit problem and so on. It is also used after brain surgeries to analyze the normal functioning of the brain. With the growing consensus that pain in fibromyalgia (FM) is a result of dysfunctional sensory processing in the brain and nervous system, qEEG has been used to examining brain function in FM patients

The relation between brain mapping and fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia patients can benefit from the technique by having a clearer assessment of their brain and the unnatural electrical activities within. If you are aware of the disease, you might have the knowledge that fibromyalgia is highlighted by under and over stimulation in different parts of the brain.

The procedure is used to create a map of your brain which a professional will use to analyze and identify particular brain areas that cause the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Once the areas get detected, patients may be recommended to go on medication to normalize the unnatural activities within the brain. Some of the various fibromyalgia symptoms that are possible to detect by brain mapping technique include:

• Sleep disorders

• Anxiety and stress

• Depression

• Chronic pain

Fibromyalgia treatment can be specific to each individual. A treatment which benefit one fibromyalgia patients may not benefit another. Often, fibromyalgia patients have to try several treatments and therapies before they can find a particular method which will help with their pain. Brain mapping is one such method that is faster and also more cost-effective in treating the symptoms of fibromyalgia. This new and advanced technique is very much in use today.

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1. Hargrove JB, Bennett RM, Simons DG, Smith SJ, Nagpal S, Deering DE. Quantitative electroencephalographic abnormalities in fibromyalgia patients. Clin EEG Neurosci. 2010 Jul;41(3):132-9.