PROBLEMS IN THE CATEGORIZATION OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT EEGs*
- 1 October 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Vol. 21 (4) , 333-342
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1980.tb00037.x
Abstract
SUMMARY: A negative replication of Nuffield's (1961a, b) neuropsychiatric correlation study is presented. Of 946 patients seen over a twelve‐year period in the EEG Department of The Maudsley Hospital, 350 had spike abnormalities in their EEGs; however, only 22 patients had “pure” EEG patterns (unilateral temporal lobe spike; generalized 3 c/sec spike and wave; generalized, irregular spike and wave). Of these, 11 had only had a single EEG and a further 2 patients had normal follow‐up recordings. The authors conclude that previously reported neuropsychiatric correlations based upon “pure” EEGs may be the result of chance finding only.Keywords
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