title: Unexplained somatic complaints in relation to paroxysmal EEG phenomena and localised abnormalities in the electroencephalogram.
abstract: A positive significant relationship (p<0,01) is found between a psychiatric judgement on autonomic nervous system complaints and a "blind" neurological judgement on paroxysmal EEG phenomena.
  
  
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  Somatization Disorder (DSM-III-R; IV 300.81). Diagnoses: nervous functional complaints, hyperventilation syndrome, Da Costa's disease (irritable heart syndrome, neurocirculatory asthenia) and irritable bowel syndrome. A positive significant relationship (p<0,001) is found between a diagnosis of "Da Costa's disease" and a "blind" neurological judgement on PEF. A positive significant relationship (p<0,001) is found between a psychiatric judgement on neurasthenia (atypical headache and atypical tiredness) classified as dysthymia DSM-IH-R 300.40 and a neurological judgement on localised (cortical) abnormalities by "blind" EEG evaluation. No medication in the last half year. Logistic regression analysis (n=116) revealed that sex and age are of no importance. No medication in the last half year before EEG registration.
authors.affiliation: *voorheen zenuwarts in de polikliniek van het Willem Arntsz Huis,thans zelfstandig werkend zenuwarts te Utrecht.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Van Bork
authors.affiliation: **neuroloog,afd. Neurofysiologie St. Antonius Ziekenhuis te Nieuwegein.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Boezeman
authors.affiliation: ***methodoloog-statisticus,Erasmus Universiteit,Faculteit,Geneeskunde te Rotterdam.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Duivenvoorden