Experience with Nasopharyngeal Electrode Recording with Psychiatric Patients : A Clinical Note

Struve, Frederick A.; Feigenbaum, Z. Susan

doi:10.1177/155005948101200208

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“…Such skepticism is supported by earlier work (de Jesus and Masland 1970) demonstrating that out of 789 EEGs (495 of which were abnormal) only 7 tracings were found with an abnormal discharge confined to nasopharyngeal leads (0.9 % of all patients screened). Others have also reported that nasopharyngeal electrodes provide little or no additional information beyond standard scalp electrodes when used with psychiatric patients (Struve and Feigenbaum 1981). Moreover, nasopharyngeal leads are usually uncomfortable and would be difficult to place particularly in not fully cooperative psychiatric patients.…”

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confidence: 99%