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CHARLOTTE ZITRIN, MD; IRWIN M. GREENBERG, MD; FELIX STEINER, PhD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1963;9(6):559-565.

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In 1951, Gibbs and Gibbs,¹ reporting on a study of 5,000 epileptics, described an abnormal electroencephalogram which occurred during sleep in 6% of their patients. Characteristically, the aberrant record consisted of abnormal spike activity, with a rate either of 14 or 6 spikes per second, the highest voltage usually occurring in the occipital and temporal areas. Since then, there have been numerous reports of this abnormality in the literature. A variety of symptoms has been described in these patients, including behavior disorders, autonomic dysfunctioning, headache, dizziness, and various epileptiform disorders. Kellaway et al² found a history of head injury or encephalitis in a significant number (37% of 459 patients), and Hughes et al³ found that 40% of their 115 patients had a history of postnatal head injury. Walter et al⁴ found a correlation with "aggressive behavior," and Garneski⁵ found a high . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
GLEN OAKS, NY

From the Division of In-Patient Services and Department of Psychology, Hillside Hospital.

Resident in Psychiatry (Dr. Zitrin), Hillside Hospital.

Staff Psychiatrist (Dr. Greenberg), Hillside Hospital.

Staff Psychologist (Dr. Steiner), Hillside Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 9, 1963.

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