Postictal Psychiatric Events During Prolonged Video-Electroencephalographic Monitoring Studies

Abstract

These findings suggest that monitoring studies increase the risk for postictal psychiatric events, which neurologists need to be familiar with, as they represent important morbidity associated with these studies.

Complete remission of epileptic psychosis after temporal lobectomy: case report

“…Postictal psychoses have onset in the late postictal period (hours or days after) of an isolated seizure or of a cluster of complex partial seizures (CPS) with or without secondary generalization. Its presentation is typically pleomorphic, with delusions and hallucinations, loose associations, mannerisms and mood swings 1,2 . Prevalence is of 4% in cases of apparently non-refractory epilepsy 3 and of 7-18% in cases of refractory epilepsy 2,4,5 .…”

“…Its presentation is typically pleomorphic, with delusions and hallucinations, loose associations, mannerisms and mood swings 1,2 . Prevalence is of 4% in cases of apparently non-refractory epilepsy 3 and of 7-18% in cases of refractory epilepsy 2,4,5 . Interictal psychoses are chronic and/or recurrent, with delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders, disorganized behavior, relative absence of catatonic symptoms, mood swings, apragmatism and emotional blunting (less intense than that observed in classic schizophrenia), may progress with persistence of psychotic symptoms, psycho-organic sequelae, suicide attempts, multiple hospitalizations and functional descent 6,7 .…”

Prevalence and Characteristics of Domestic Violence in People with Epilepsy in Thailand

“…Previous reports showed that the physical violence in PWE was 22 to 30% (13,17). Among 33 cases, 13 items were notable for committing violent behavior, while 15 items were factors of being victims of violent behavior; the correlation of committing violent behavior towards others and being victims of violence was statistically significant at 0.58.…”

“…Epileptic patients over the age of 16 exhibited violent behavior more often than the patient group aged under 16 years (12). A total of 30% of PWE displayed violent behavior (13) and 28 to 32% had attempted suicide (14). The violent aspect of epilepsy may be considered as a cognitive or pathopsychological problem.…”

Evaluation of the quality of life of patients with epilepsy and patients with physchogenic non-epileptic seizures

“…Постиктусне психозе захтевају правилно ди-јагностификовање и адекватно лечење, због своје значајне учесталости. Видео ЕЕГ надгледање је метода избора за тачну дијагнозу, а благовременим психијатријским третманом (антипсихотички лекови) се постиже брз терапијски одговор (212). Прог-ноза постиктусних психоза је одлична.…”