Neuropsychiatric correlates of theta bursts in patients with closed head injury

Résumé fourni par la source

Twenty-five head-injured patients with localized theta bursts on standard or 24 h ambulatory EEG were administered a standardized interview for neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with complex partial seizures (e.g. olfactory hallucinations, memory gaps) and a battery of neuropsychological tests. Although the formal neuropsychological test performances of these patients were relatively normal they reported an abundance of seizure-like behavioural symptoms. While the frequency of these symptoms was high, they did not occur in a stereotyped complex or sequence. These findings suggest that localized theta bursts may be diagnostic of an underlying neuroelectrical disorder.

Ce résumé expose les affirmations des auteurs. BNTIC ne l’interprète pas comme une validation indépendante des résultats.