Psychiatric disorders in temporal lobe epilepsy: An overview from a tertiary service in Brazil
Psychiatric disorders in temporal lobe epilepsy: An overview from a tertiary service in Brazil
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DOI:
10.1016/j.seizure.2010.07.004
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发表时间:
2010-10-01
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3
通讯作者:
Teixeira, Antonio Lucio
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作者:
de Oliveira, Guilherme Nogueira M.;Kummer, Arthur;Teixeira, Antonio Lucio
Purpose: To evaluate the frequency and intensity of psychiatric disorders in a group of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients from a tertiary-care center.Methods: Clinical and sociodemographic data of 73 patients were collected and a neuropsychiatric evaluation was performed with the following instruments: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), structured clinical interview (MINI-PLUS), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D), Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS).Results: Patients with TLE showed a high frequency of lifetime psychiatric disorders (70%), the most frequent being mood disorders (49.3%). At assessment, 27.4% of the patients were depressed and 9.6% met criteria for bipolar disorder. Nevertheless, depression had not been properly diagnosed nor treated. Anxiety disorders were also frequent (42.5%), mainly generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) (21.9%). Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) was present in 11.0% and psychotic disorders in 5.5% of the sample. Patients with left mesial temporal sclerosis (LMTS) exhibited more psychopathologic features, mainly anxiety disorders (p = 0.006), and scored higher on HAM-A and HAM-D (p