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 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 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 David W. Dunn William G. Kronenberger Behavior problems and learning disabilities are common problems in children with epilepsy. The more common behavioral problems…
The Psychoses of Epilepsy Ennpadam S. Krishnamoorthy Rema Reghu Historical Introduction and Overview The interface between epilepsy and psychiatry has a long and chequered history. Both epilepsy and psychiatry have…
Anxiety Disorders in Epilepsy Cynthia L. Harden Martin A. Goldstein Alan B. Ettinger Although affective and thought disorders have received extensive attention, anxiety remains a lesser studied psychiatric aspect of…
Affective Disorders in Epilepsy John J. Barry Anna Lembke Patricia Gisbert Frank Gilliam …we are not ourselves When nature, being oppress’d, commands the mind To suffer with the body. —King…
Neuropsychological Testing as Part of a Presurgical Evaluation Kyle Harvison Henry Randall Griffith Christopher L. Grote This chapter reviews the potential contributions of neuropsychological testing to the selection of epilepsy…
Neuropsychological Evaluation in Children with Epilepsy Lisa D. Stanford Julie M. Miller Epilepsy occurs in approximately 4.3 to 9.3 per 1,000 children and is the most common neurological condition in…
Neuropsychological Evaluation in Adults with Epilepsy Laura Renteria Neil H. Pliskin Neuropsychological assessment is an essential component of the evaluation and treatment of adults with epilepsy. A neuropsychological evaluation provides…
