Abstract
We describe the 1-year follow-up after epilepsy surgery of 12 patients with chronic interictal psychosis and medically intractable epilepsy. The 12 cases described were part of a sample of 350 subjects who concluded a 1-year psychiatric follow-up from a total of 504 subjects operated on for medically intractable epilepsy between 2002 and 2009. Outcome was Engel class IA for five of these patients, IB for one, ID for one, IIB for one, IIIA for three, and IVA for one. Four patients had a worsening of psychotic symptoms at 6. months, but showed improvement after 1. year; two subjects had a worsening of psychotic symptoms at both 6. months and 1. year. Despite the severity of symptoms, compliance with preoperative assessment, surgical programs, and follow-up was satisfactory.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 385-387 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Epilepsy and Behavior |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |
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Keywords
- Epilepsy surgery
- Interictal psychoses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Neurology
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One-year postsurgical follow-up of 12 subjects with epilepsy and interictal psychosis. / Barbieri, Valentina; Gozzo, Francesca; Schiariti, Marco Paolo; Lo Russo, Giorgio; Sartori, Ivana; Castana, Laura; Scarone, Silvio; Gambini, Orsola.
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AB - We describe the 1-year follow-up after epilepsy surgery of 12 patients with chronic interictal psychosis and medically intractable epilepsy. The 12 cases described were part of a sample of 350 subjects who concluded a 1-year psychiatric follow-up from a total of 504 subjects operated on for medically intractable epilepsy between 2002 and 2009. Outcome was Engel class IA for five of these patients, IB for one, ID for one, IIB for one, IIIA for three, and IVA for one. Four patients had a worsening of psychotic symptoms at 6. months, but showed improvement after 1. year; two subjects had a worsening of psychotic symptoms at both 6. months and 1. year. Despite the severity of symptoms, compliance with preoperative assessment, surgical programs, and follow-up was satisfactory.
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