Interictal psychosis: a case report and review

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Cartas aos editores Interictal psychosis: a case report and review Psicose interictal: relato de caso e revisão de literatura Dear Editor, Epilepsy is the most prevalent of the potentially ominous neurological disorders, affecting over 50 million individuals worldwide, 80% of them living in developing countries. 1 Accordingly, epilepsy represents a significant public health issue. 2 Epilepsy and mental disorders are comorbid, and from 19 to 52% of adults with epilepsy have psychiatric disorders. 3 Psychiatric disorders can be identified in 25-50% of patients with epilepsy, with higher prevalence among patients with poorly controlled seizures. These disturbances include depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, cognitive, and personality changes occurring in the interictal or ictal/postictal states. 4 Herein we report the case of a patient with epilepsy since the age of 10 years. At the age of 34, he claimed he suddenly discovered the "mystery of the words", as well as "the art of writing, the gift of demagogy, nationalism, politics and romance". He developed