ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Orawan Silpakit, MD

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: EEG in psychiatric hospital

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Mental Health of Thailand, Vol. 13, No. 2, May 2005, Page 78-85.

รายละเอียด / Details:

This study was to investigate clinical data and EEG results of patients attending the EEG unit of Srithanya Hospital between 2002-2004. 78 digital EEG recordings were analyzed. There were 60% male. 28% were diagnosed of epilepsy and schizophrenia at the same figure. Reason for EEG recording was to exclude or confirm epilepsy at 55% EEG analysis showed positive epileptic activity at25.6% and dysrhythmic activities at 24.4% History of head injury of sezure wewe not Significant risks to yield abnormal EEG results (OR=0.6,1.5,95%CI0.2-2.1,0.6-3.9respectively).EEG results did not significantly affect treatment plan either(OR=0.9,95%CI 0.3-2.4). In conclusion,EEG in tertiary psychiatric hospital yielded positive results and affected treatment plan only a few patients. Indication for EEG investigation in psychiatric setting was discussed.

Keywords: eeg, psychiatric patients, psychiatry, EEG

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2005

Address: Srithanya Hospital, Department of Mental Health

Code: 20050000306

ISSN/ISBN: 2859-497-X

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract Journal.

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