J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1983 Dec;1(2):38-46.

A Clinical Study on The Psychomotor Epilepsy: Comparative study on the normal and abnormal EEG groups

• Lee DH

Abstract

This study was to investigate the clinical difference between the normal and abnormal EEG group of psychomotor epileptic patients. Selected for this study were 75 subjects who was diagnosed as the psychomotor epilepsy at the Seoul National Mental Hospital during the period from March, 1980 to June 1983 . 1. In the distribution of age group, 61.33% of total patients belonged under the ages between 20 and 29. 2. As to the precipitating factors, the unknown or none occupied 32.0% of total paeitnts. In normal EEG groups the unknown or none was the most frequent one and in abnormal EEG groups sleep and psychogenic factors were the most frequent one. 3. As to the frequency of psychomotor attack, the patient who had the frequency of ""less than one two weeks but more than one a month"" occupied 34.67% of the total. The abnormal EEG groups tended to have the attacks more frequent than the normal EEG groups. 4. As to the age of onset, 50.67% of total patients had their first attack at the ages between 10 and 19. The abnormal EEG groups had the attacks at the earlier than the normal EEG groups. 5. As to the personality trait, the aggressive personality trait was rated 29.33%, the next came the dependent personality trait. 6. As to the psychiatric symptoms and manifestations which were associated with the convulsion, the compound type was rated 38.67% of the total patients. 7. In the proportion of wave patterns of abnormality, paroxysmal slow wave was 40.74% of the abnormality and isolated spike or sharp wave was 22.22% spikes and slow wave was 14.81%. 8. The abnormality which was facalized or localized on the temporal leads was 64.86% of the abnormal EEGs. The aggressive personality trait was 37.5% of them.

MeSH Terms

Age of Onset
Electroencephalography*
Epilepsy, Complex Partial*
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Precipitating Factors
Seizures
Seoul