The Effect of Lithium Carbonate on the Electroencephalogram of Patients with Affective Disorders
- 1 October 1969
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 115 (527) , 1185-1188
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.115.527.1185
Abstract
This paper examines the degree of electroencephalogram abnormality among the three phases of manic-depressive disease and the changes brought about by lithium carbonate. The earlier investigators (Berger, 1931; Lemere, 1936) reported no abnormalities in the EEGs of manic-depressive patients. Later workers (Davis, 1941; Hurst et al., 1954; Hes, 1960) found prominent changes between the two phases. However, Harding et al. (1966) noted no common pattern in their three cases when analysed for mean abundance, harmonic mean and variability of alpha rhythm.Keywords
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