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Published Online: April 1967

Enuresis, Epilepsy, and the Electroencephalogram

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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In a survey of 138 enuretic children it was found that none gave a history of seizures. EEGs were obtained on 68 consecutive children and seven (10 percent) were reported as abnormal, which is similar to the incidence of abnormal EEGs found among the general population.
The results of our study do not support the hypothesis that enuresis is an "epileptic equivalent."

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 1294 - 1295
PubMed: 6021700

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Published in print: April 1967
Published online: 1 April 2006

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ALVIN F. POUSSAINT
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University Medical School, 171 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Mass. 02111
RONALD B. KOEGLER
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University Medical School, 171 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Mass. 02111
JEAN-LOUIS R. RIEHL
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University Medical School, 171 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Mass. 02111

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