Psychiatric comorbidity in adult patients with hypothalamic hamartoma

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-118

  Ali, Sherese ^a   Moriarty, John ^b   Mullatti, Nandini ^b   David, Anthony ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hamartoma; Hypothalamus; Psychiatric comorbidity

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; HYDROCORTISONE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; REMISSION; SEIZURE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33745863861     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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