[Significance of electroencephalography in the physical examination of children with encopresis].

At an one time transversal examination 28 of 36 children with encopresis exhibited abnormal findings, increased incidence of sharp waves, a back ground that was too slow for their age and subcortical dysfunctions was striking. The abnormalities are approached as constitutional risks and maturational retardation with increased environmental propensity. Increased frequency of enuresis and encopresis in premature craniosynostosis was found. Electroencephalography should be used in paediatric and child psychiatric examination as a not burdening screening method for clarifying the aetiologic conditions of encopresis and getting hints of brain maturation, constitutional disorders and may be signs of brain damage.