Neuropsychiatric aspects of patients with hypothalamic hamartomas

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-221

  Veendrick Meekes, M J B M ^a   Verhoeven, W M A ^b,c   van Erp, M G ^a   van Blarikom, W ^a   Tuinier, S ^b  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^b VINCENT VAN GOGH INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hamartoma; Hypothalamus; Neuropsychiatry

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; CLORAZEPATE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSTHYMIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GELASTIC SEIZURE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOIA; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS;

EID: 34548048989     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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