Study on patterns and prevalence of EEG abnormalities in children presenting with behavioural disturbances in psychiatry OPD, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
| Autor: | Bobby Hmar, Deepanjali Medhi, Reema Dey, Rupa Gohain, Dipesh Bhagabati |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 54-59 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2394-2053 2394-2061 |
| Popis: | Background of the study: Children with behavioural abnormalities and developmental disorders are often advised electroencephalography (EEG) for evaluation of electrophysiological process of the brain to rule out any organic pathology. Various studies have reported abnormal EEG in these groups of children without history of clinical seizure on routine EEG and sleep EEG. Aim of the study: To study pattern and prevalence of EEG abnormalities in children with behavioural abnormalities without history of clinical seizure. Materials and methods: The study is a retrospective study. Ethical clearance has been obtained from institutional ethical committee for the study. To collect data, socio-demographic and clinical data proforma has been used. Data has been evaluated during the period from June 2011 to June 2014 as per selection criteria from the case history record of children with behavioural abnormalities attending child guidance clinic (CGC). Associations of abnormal EEG with various psychiatric diagnoses has been analysed and chi-square test has been used. p value |
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