title: [Diagnostic value of EEG in head trauma with or without loss of consciousness, and head trauma with and without skull fracture].
abstract: Fifty-five patients with a history of craniocerebral trauma were subjected to serial EEG examinations two or three times at a mean time intervals of 14.6 months and 18.1 months respectively. The frequency and amplitude of EEG waves were analysed isolating theta and delta waves, sharp waves and spikes as signs of seizure activity. The effect was analysed also of hyperventilation on the records. On the basis of clinical data the patients were divided into two groups: with or without loss of consciousness after trauma for finding of differences in EEG records. The same material was again divided into two groups: with or without skull fracture, again for finding EEG changes. The patients were divided also according to sex for comparing cranial trauma severity in relation to sex. The obtained results showed a suitability of this analysis for observation of trauma consequences. A relationship was demonstrated between type of trauma and EEG findings.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Neurochirurgii i Poradni Neurochirurgicznej Szpitala Wojewódzkiego we Włocławku.
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authors.lastname: Romińska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D023261:Glasgow Outcome Scale; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*