One-year postsurgical follow-up of 12 subjects with epilepsy and interictal psychosis

Valentina Barbieri; Francesca Gozzo; Marco Paolo Schiariti; Giorgio Lo Russo; Ivana Sartori; Laura Castana; Silvio Scarone; Orsola Gambini

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.06.018

One-year postsurgical follow-up of 12 subjects with epilepsy and interictal psychosis

Valentina Barbieri, Francesca Gozzo, Marco Paolo Schiariti, Giorgio Lo Russo, Ivana Sartori, Laura Castana, Silvio Scarone, Orsola Gambini

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta"

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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	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.06.018
Publication status	Published - Oct 2011

Keywords

Epilepsy surgery
Interictal psychoses

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neurology

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