Psychiatric Side Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs Bettina Schmitz Introduction Central effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are not restricted to the modulation of cortical excitability. AEDs may also modify systems that…
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures and Epilepsy W. Curt LaFrance Jr. Andres M. Kanner Tim Betts Introduction Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are similar to epileptic seizures (ES) in that they present as…
Anxiety Disorders Andres M. Kanner Alan B. Ettinger Introduction Anxiety disorders are common in people with chronic medical disorders, including people with epilepsy (PWE). While population-based studies have suggested prevalence…
Affective Disorders Andres M. Kanner Dietrich Blumer Introduction Mood disorders are the most common comorbid psychiatric disorders associated with epilepsy, but their real incidence and prevalence have yet to be…
Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses Michael R. Trimble Bettina Schmitz Introduction Because the brain is the central organ that regulates behavior, a change of behavior may come about with disturbances of…
Personality Disorders in Epilepsy Orrin Devinsky Charles Vorkas William B. Barr Bruce P. Hermann Introduction At the turn of the 20th century, most of the lay and professional communities believed…
Learning Disorders Michael P. Kerr Mary Lou Smith Introduction The potential impact of epilepsy and its treatment on learning provides a considerable challenge for clinicians, patients, and families alike. In…
Cognitive Side Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs Albert P. Aldenkamp Joanne Taylor Gus A. Baker Introduction Cognitive impairment is the most common comorbid disorder in epilepsy.13,28 Memory impairments, mental slowing, and…
Neurobiology of Behavioral Disorders Jerome Engel Jr. David C. Taylor Michael R. Trimble Introduction Many persons with epilepsy suffer from interictal disturbances in behavior* that can contribute significantly to their…
Overview: Psychiatric Issues Michael R. Trimble Introduction The links between epilepsy and psychiatry have a long and respectable history, but for reasons best deliberated on by historians, the growing gap…
