Electroencephalographic Studies of Borderline Personality Disorder
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Electroencephalographic abnormalities in borderline personality disorder.
Epilepsy and non-localized brain dysfunction have been invoked, among others, as underlying factors in borderline personality disorder. We have recorded 58 electroencephalograms in 20 borderline patients, first after complete drug washout and then under carbamazepine or placebo double-blind treatment. Taking into account only definite abnormal tracings, we found a 40% incidence of abnormal diff...
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عنوان ژورنال: Juntendo Medical Journal
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0022-6769,2188-2134
DOI: 10.14789/pjmj.34.207