Word: dysrhythmia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...University Hospitals in Madison, Wis., Psychiatrist Sherwyn M. Woods took a series of encephalograms and found them normal except for one thing: the brain-wave pattern showed high peaks, at rates of 6 and 14 per second. Existence of this "6 and 14 dysrhythmia" has been known for only a decade. While its significance is still disputed, Dr. Woods believes that it is often a sign of a personality disorder, virtually confined to children and adolescents, that he calls the "6 and 14 syndrome." Most victims seem to be average or exceptionally "good" children until they are picked...
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