Neuropsychiatric correlates of theta bursts in patients with closed head injury.
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.
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VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246.
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Bailey
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Roberts
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D013826:Theta Rhythm