Place and Value of Electroencephalography in Current Psychiatry
Miesto a hodnota elektroencefalografie v súčasnej psychiatrii
Hodnota elektroencefalografie v psychiatrickej diagnostike býva často zdrojom pochybností pre zdanlivú nešpecificitu nálezov pri psychických poruchách. Ako ukazuje výskum i prax, zrejmé podobnosti medzi vzorcami EEG a rôznymi psychickými poruchami nemusia byť nutne interpretované ako nešpecifické. Skôr by mali byť chápané ako naznačujúce podobnosti základných procesov. Zdokonalením techník analyzujúcich EEG sa rozvíja potenciálna využiteľnosť elektroencefalografie pre skríning psychických porúch a pravdepodobne sa aj jej pomocou podarí identifikovať mechanizmy mozgu podieľajúce sa na ich vzniku a rozvoji.
Kľúčové slová:
elektroencefalografia, hodnota EEG, indikácie EEG v psychiatrii.
Authors:
M. Drímalová; J. Dragašek
Authors‘ workplace:
Psychiatrická klinika JLF UK a MFN, Martin
prednosta doc. MUDr. I. Ondrejka, Ph. D.
Published in:
Čes. a slov. Psychiat., 102, 2006, No. 4, pp. 189-194.
Category:
Comprehensive Reports
Overview
The value of the electroencephalography in psychiatric diagnosis has frequently been questioned because of the evident nonspecificity of findings when comparing different psychiatric groups to normal control subjects. On the basis of the preceding, it would appear that the gross similarities seen between the EEG patterns of various psychiatric groups should not necessarily be interpreted as reinforcing the concept of nonspecificity of the EEG. Rather, such similarities could be interpreted as denoting similarities of the underlying processes. Further refinement of patient subgrouping and EEG analysis techniques may develop the potential usefulness of the EEG for patient screening and identification of probable CNS mechanism underlying various psychiatric disorders.
Key words:
electroencephalography, indication of EEG in psychiatry, value of EEG.
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