[Electroencephalographic studies and endoscopy in peptic ulcer. Correlation of EEG changes and the endoscopic image]

In the Institute of Maritime Medicine EEG, endoscopic and psychiatric-neurological examinations were carried out in 169 cases of peptic ulcer of the stomach or duodenum. Low-voltage and abnormal records were associated usually with larger ulcers of the stomach or duodenum. These abnormalities were significantly more frequent in cases of duodenal ulcer than in stomach ulcer, and were characteristic fora cases with symptoms of neurosis. EEG changes are due, according to the authors, to coexistent emotional disturbances or neurosis.