Overview of Psychological Nonepileptic Seizures
Overview of Psychological Nonepileptic Seizures Andrew S. Blum W. Curt LaFrance The distinction between epilepsy and non-epilepsy has been made since the middle of the first millennium B.C. (1) and…
Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy Surgery
Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy Surgery Antoaneta J. Balabanov Andres M. Kanner Introduction Epilepsy surgery has become an established treatment for patients with medically intractable partial epilepsy (1). Indeed, the likelihood…
Psychiatric Issues in Patients with Epilepsy and Mental Retardation
Psychiatric Issues in Patients with Epilepsy and Mental Retardation Raj D. Sheth Arthur Rifkin Psychotropic Properties of Antiepileptic Drugs in Patients with Mental Retardation People with intellectual disability (ID) have…
Psychiatric Complications of Epilepsy in the Geriatric Patient: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations
Psychiatric Complications of Epilepsy in the Geriatric Patient: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations Marlis Frey Demographical trends document the significant increase in the number of older adults in our population. People…
Psychiatric and Cognitive Phenomena as an Expression of Epileptic Encephalopathies
Psychiatric and Cognitive Phenomena as an Expression of Epileptic Encephalopathies Andres M. Kanner Ruben Kuzniecky The classification of psychiatric clinical phenomena in patients with epilepsy is frequently based on their…
Forced Normalization: Value and Limitations of the Concept
Forced Normalization: Value and Limitations of the Concept Michael Trimble Kimford J. Meador An association between epilepsy and psychosis has been noted since the nineteenth century (1), but the mechanisms…
Peri-ictal Psychiatric Phenomena: Clinical Characteristics and Implications of Past and Future Psychiatric Disorders
Peri-ictal Psychiatric Phenomena: Clinical Characteristics and Implications of Past and Future Psychiatric Disorders Andres M. Kanner Introduction Patients with epilepsy may experience psychiatric and cognitive symptoms preceding the seizure (preictal),…
Aggression in Epilepsy
Aggression in Epilepsy Steven C. Schachter Epilepsy is a model for brain–behavior relationships because seizures affect behavior, and behavior affects seizures. One particularly interesting, as well as controversial, aspect of…
Personality Disorders in Epilepsy
Personality Disorders in Epilepsy Orrin Devinsky Charles K. Vorkas William Barr Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by paroxysmal behavioral events resulting from hypersynchronous electrical discharges. Seizures, the most dramatic…
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Problems, and Epilepsy
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Problems, and Epilepsy David W. Dunn William G. Kronenberger Behavior problems and learning disabilities are common problems in children with epilepsy. The more common behavioral problems…
