PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - R Obrecht AU - F O Okhomina AU - D F Scott TI - Value of EEG in acute confusional states. AID - 10.1136/jnnp.42.1.75 DP - 1979 Jan 01 TA - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry PG - 75--77 VI - 42 IP - 1 4099 - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/42/1/75.short 4100 - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/42/1/75.full SO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1979 Jan 01; 42 AB - Electroencephalograms of 95 patients with an acute confusional state, referred over three years, were studied to determine their usefulness. The majority were abnormal, and those from patients with intracranial pathology often showed asymmetry of delta activity and paroxysmal discharges. These, and other features, suggested that the EEG was a helpful investigation.