Psychiatric Comorbidity in Epilepsy

Primary Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 72-74+77

  Passaro, Erasmo A ^a  

^a B Med Ctr Compreh Epilepsy Prog   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IRRITABILITY; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 1842611606     PISSN: 10826319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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