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1696 – Postictal Psychoses - The Importance Of Seizures Control a Case Report
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2020
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Introduction
Psychiatric symptoms occur quite often in epilepsy and are an important prognostic factor in quality of life of patients with this neurological condition. The psychotic disorders occurring in epilepsy are classified according to their chronological relationship with the seizures. The peri-ictal psychoses occur before (pre-ictal), during (ictal) or after (postictal) the emergence of a seizure. Inter-ictal psychoses occur independently of seizures. Postictal psychosis (PP) episodes are typically of short duration.
Objectives/aims
Our aim is to show the great importance of seizures control as a way to prevent the onset of psychotic symptoms, thereby improving patient’s prognosis and quality of life.
Methods
In this paper we describe a case of a 44-year-old man, with post-traumatic epilepsy and postictal psychotic symptoms.
Results/conclusion
The search and the recognition of psychiatric symptoms in epilepsy allow a better understanding of the overall clinical case and, therefore, a more effective treatment.
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- European Psychiatry , Volume 28 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2013 , 28-E970
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- Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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