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A controlled study on the behavior disorders associated with the positive spike phenomenon

1965; Elsevier BV; Volume: 18; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0013-4694(65)90054-4

1872-6380

John R. Hughes, Eugene D. Means, Bernard S. Stell,

EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

1. Subjects with behavior disorders from Children's Court were divided into three different categories according to their EEG: (a) 50 cases with the positive spike phenomenon; (b) 50 cases with normal records; and (c) 35 cases with abnormalities other than positive spikes. 2. Compared to the two other groups, cases with positive spikes tended to reveal more significant medical and social history during infancy and, later, more complaints of a vegetative type. They often committed acts, sudden in onset, at times against a person, and later expressed no remorse for their acts. 3. The behavior disorders of the group with normal records consisted mainly of acts of truancy, larceny, and absconding with little evidence to suggest an organic basis. 4. The group with abnormalities other than positive spikes was associated with temper tantrums in early childhood, post-natal head injury, a relatively low IQ, high rate of reading retardation, and also a high rate of attack against a person.