Hoenig J, Kenna J C
Br J Psychiatry. 1979 Mar;134:293-300. doi: 10.1192/bjp.134.3.293.
A consecutive series of 46 transsexuals, 35 men and 11 women, showed EEG abnormalities in 48 per cent and borderline abnormalities in another 24 per cent. Women showed the abnormalities in a significantly higher proportion than men. Those with the EEG abnormalities were slightly younger at inception, suggesting that they sought help at an earlier age, and their transsexualism became obvious to their families earlier. Those with personality disorders had EEG abnormalities more frequently, but not significantly so. This group of transsexual patients seemed to have a low sex drive, and those with abnormal EEGs even more so; but again the differences were not significant. The possible significance of these findings for the understanding of transsexualism is discussed.
连续46例变性者，其中男性35例，女性11例，脑电图异常者占48%，边缘性异常者占24%。女性出现异常的比例明显高于男性。脑电图异常者开始出现变性倾向时年龄稍小，这表明他们更早寻求帮助，其变性倾向在家庭中也更早显现。患有精神障碍的患者脑电图异常更为频繁，但差异无统计学意义。这群变性患者似乎性欲较低，脑电图异常者更是如此；但差异同样无统计学意义。文中讨论了这些发现对理解变性现象可能具有的意义。
