Summary:
EEG is not so commonly used in patients attending psychiatry
department. It is predominantly required to rule out any
organic cause behind the behavioral changes. Purpose of
this study was to assess the referred cases from psychiatry
department and determine the clinical factors associated with
an abnormal EEG in patients with psychiatric problem. We
retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the data of all the cases
referred to EEG lab. of Dept. of Neurology, Dhaka Medical
College Hospital from psychiatrist. A total of 50 patients from
July 2009 to January 2011 were selected. From the EEG
register following information were noted eg. age, sex,
socioeconomic status, habitat, rural or urban, clinical
features, associated features, probable clinical diagnosis and
EEG findings. The results showed that most of the patients
belonged to age group 11-20years, comprising 46 % (n-23),