Delusions, illusions and hallucinations in epilepsy: 2. Complex phenomena and psychosis

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 172-186

  Elliott, Brent ^a   Joyce, Eileen ^a   Shorvon, Simon ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Interictal psychosis; Postictal psychosis; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLOZAPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CAPGRAS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DELUSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC AURA; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GUSTATORY HALLUCINATION; HALLUCINATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPEROSMOLARITY; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; ILLUSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLFACTORY HALLUCINATION; PARANOIA; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOSIS; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STEREOELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VISUAL ILLUSION; WEIGHT GAIN;

BRAIN; DELUSIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 67650432139     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.03.017     Document Type: Review

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