A. The initial appointment usually requires an hour, during which Dr. Emory reviews a patient's symptoms and concerns, medical history, comprehensive physical systems, any emotional distress and cognitive inefficiencies. Dr. Emory may order certain lab values to rule out a medical diagnosis that could make the initial EEG inaccurate. An individual who is not consuming medication will likely be able to schedule a baseline EEG in the same or following week. Dr. Emory will allow some patients to have an initial EEG with their medication, but each person's circumstance is individualized. If a medication ought to be discontinued before the EEG, Dr. Emory can help most patients accomplish this without undue discomfort.

A. Dr. Emory requests the minimal frequency of follow-up appointments that can assure quality medical care for each patient. Some patients are physically and emotionally unstable at their initial consult and require reduction and discontinuation of medication. Such persons may need to be monitored several times a week for a week or two; others may require weekly appointments. As a patient improves, their medical follow-ups occur less frequently: monthly, every other month, every 3 or 4 months.

A. Yes. Dr. Emory's Brain1st^TM method relies on each patient's EEG pattern and quantitative EEG [qEEG] measures to understand their clinical findings and personalize their treatment.

A. Yes; in fact, Dr. Emory's knowledge of EEG & qEEG
biosignatures allows him to predict a patient's
likelihood of responding to naturopathic and
allopathic agents. Dr. Emory personalizes
each patient's regimen to obtain the optimal
outcome with the least risk. He is not
biased toward either approach.
Sometimes he advises a
combination of medicinal types.