Acute psychosis during postictal period in a patient with idiopathic generalized epilepsy: Postictal psychosis or aggravation of schizophrenia? A case report and review of the literature

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 373-376

  Sakakibara, Eisuke ^a,b   Nishida, Takuji ^b,c   Sugishita, Kazuyuki ^b,d   Jinde, Seiichiro ^b   Inoue, Yushi ^c   Kasai, Kiyoto ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS   (Japan)

^d Oji Dental Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy; Interictal psychosis; Postictal psychosis; Psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027943809     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.04.127     Document Type: Article

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