Temporal lobe epilepsy and bipolar disorder: a case report

Abstract

Temporal lobe epilepsy is a neuropsychiatric condition that can present with many psychiatric symptoms. Patients suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy may experience many cognitive, emotional, and behavioral problems between episodes leading to a need for specificialized treatment. Psychiatric symptoms were seen in temporal lobe epileptic seizures more than other types of seizures. However, there are very limited data in the literature about manic stage symptoms in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. In this report, we present a case with temporal lobe epilepsy and review of literature on the topic. The patient has been receieving treatment for 35 years and suffering from manic episodes that occurs after epileptic seizures forlast 10 years.

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Temporal lob epilepsisi ve iki uçlu bozukluk: Bir olgu sunumu

Öz

Temporal lob epilepsisi birçok psikiyatrik belirtinin ortaya çıktığı nöropsikiyatrik bir durumdur. Hastalarda, nöbetler arası dönemde de birçok bilişsel, duygusal ve davranışsal sorunla karşılaşılabilmekte, kimi olgular için sağaltım gereği doğmaktadır. Psikiyatrik belirtiler, temporal lob kaynaklı epileptik nöbetlerde, diğer nöbet türlerine oranla daha fazla görülmektedir. Ancak temporal lob epilepsili hastalarda görülen manik dönem belirtileri ile ilgili bilgiler kısıtlıdır. Bu yazıda 35 yıldır temporal lob epilepsisi nedeni ile tedavi gören ve son 10 yıldır epileptik nöbetler sonrasında ortaya çıkan manik dönem belirtileri ile hastanemiz psikiyatri polikliniğine başvuran bir olgu literatür eşliğinde sunulacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• temporal lob epilepsisi, manik dönem, psikiyatrik belirtiler

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