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Personality in epilepsy

Year 2014, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 32 - 35, 28.04.2014

Abstract

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease. Psychiatric disorders in epileptic patients like mood disorders, especially depression, then anxiety disorders, psychosis and personality disorders are more common than in the general population. In some of epileptic patients, epileptic personality characteristics are seen. In this review, personality changes and disorders which are the conditions that affects the quality of life of epileptic patients, will be discussed.

Key words: Epilepsy, personality, personality disorders.

References

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  • Scheepers M, Kerr M. Epilepsy and behaviour. Curr Opin Neurol 2003; 16: 183-187.
  • Özmen M, Tecer Ö. Epilepside psikiyatrik sorunlar. Tür- kiye Klinikleri psikiyatri 2006; 2: 48-56.
  • Tatlıdil E, Yılmaz A, Kumbasar H. Genel bir tıbbi duruma bağlı kişilik değişikliği. Türkiye Klinikleri Psikiyatri 2007; 3: 76-81.
  • Blumer D. Evidence supporting the temporal lobe epi- lepsy personality syndrome. Neurology 1999; 53(5 Suppl 2): S9-S
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  • Gül G, Ertaş NK. Epilepsi ve eşlik eden psikiyatrik tablo- lar. Kırbaş D ed, Nöropsikiyatri. İstanbul: Nörolojik bilimler vakfı; 2006: 97-118.
  • Bear DM, Fedio P. Quantitative analysis of interictal be- havior in temporal lobe epilepsy. Arch Neurol 1977; 34: 454- 4
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  • Brandt J, Seidman LJ, Kohl D. Personality characteristics of epileptic patients: A controlled study of generalized and temporal lobe cases. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 1985; 7: 25-38.
  • Yapıcı A, Güvenç C, Ceylan ME, Kılınç E, Oğuz N. Ep- ilepsili hastalarda psikiyatrik bozukluklar. Düşünen Adam 2003; 16 : 240-248.
  • Devinsky O, Lai G. Spirituality and religion in epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2008; 12: 636-643.
  • Waxman SG, Geschwind N. Hypergraphia in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology 1974; 24: 629-636.
  • Nielsen H, Kristensen O. Personality correlates of sphe- noidal EEG-foci in temporal lobe epilepsy. Acta Neurol Scand 1981; 64: 289-300.
  • Helmstaedter C, Witt JA. Multifactorial etiology of inter- ictal behavior in frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilep- sia 2012; 53:1765-1773. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1528-1167. 2012. 0360
  • Pung T, Schmitz B. Circadian rhythm and personality pro- file in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Epilepsia 2006; 47 (Suppl 2):111-114.
  • Filho GM, Jackowski AP, Lin K, Silva I, S B Guaranha M, Guilhoto LM, Jşnior HC, Yacubian EM, Bressan RA. The in- tegrity of corpus callosum and cluster B personality disorders: a quantitative MRI study in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2010; 34: 516-521.
  • Gélisse P, Genton P, Samuelian JC, Thomas P, Bureau M. Psychiatric disorders in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Rev Neurol 2001; 157: 297-302.
  • Hill D, Pond DA, Mitchell W, Falconer MA. Personality changes following temporal lobectomy for epilepsy 1957. Ep- ilepsy Behav 2004; 5: 603-610.

Epilepside kişilik

Year 2014, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 32 - 35, 28.04.2014

Abstract

Epilepsi kronik nörolojik bir hastalıktır. Epilepsi hastalarında, duygudurum bozuklukları, özellikle depresyon, ardından anksiyete bozuklukları, psikoz ve kişilik bozuklukları gibi psikiyatrik bozukluklar genel popülasyona göre daha sık görülmektedir. Bazı epilepsi hastalarında epileptik kişilik özellikleri görülür. Bu derlemede epilepside hastaların yaşam kalitesini etkileyen bir durum olan kişilik değişiklikleri ve bozukluklarından bahsedilecektir.

Anahtar kelimeler: Epilepsi, kişilik, kişilik bozuklukları.

References

  • Bazil CW, Morrel MJ, Pedley TA. Epilepsy. Rowland LP, ed. Merrit’s Neurology. Philadelphia:Lippincott Wil- liams&Wilkins; 2005: 990-1014.
  • So EL. Classification and epidemiology of seizure disor- ders: Therapeutic implications and importance Noseworthy JH, ed. Neurological Therapeutics Principles and Practise. London: Informa Healthcare; 2006: 317-324.
  • Holmes GL. Role of Glutamate and GABA in the pathoph- siology of epilepsy. MRDD Research Reviews 1995; 1:208- 2
  • Badawy RA, Harvey AS, Macdonell RA. Cortical hyperex- citability and epileptogenesis: understanding the mechanisms of epilepsy. J Clin Neurosci 2009; 16: 355-365.
  • Mac TL, Tran DS, Quet F, Odermatt P, Preux PM, Tan CT. Epidemiology, aetiology, and clinical management of epilep- sy in Asia: a systematic review. Lancet Neurol 2007; 6: 533- 5
  • Cankurtaran EŞ, Uluğ B, Saygı B. Epilepsiye eşlik eden psikiyatrik bozukluklar. Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bülteni 2004; 14: 97-106.
  • Torta R, Keller R. Behavioral, psychotic and anxiety dis- orders in epilepsy: etiology, clinical features and therapeutic implications. Epilepsia 1999; 40(Suppl 10): S2-S20.
  • Pizzi AM, Chapin JS, Tesar GE, Busch RM. Comparison of personality traits in patients with frontal and temporal lobe epilepsies. Epilepsy Behav 2009; 15: 225-229.
  • Gaitatzis A, Trimble MR, Sander JW. The psychiatric co- morbidity of epilepsy. Acta Neurol Scand 2004; 110: 207-220.
  • Swinkels WA, Kuyk J, Dyck RV, Spinhoven P. Psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2005; 7: 37-50.
  • Jalava M and Sillanpaa M. Concurrent illness in adult with childhood-onset epilepsy: a population-based 35-year follow-up study. Epiepsia 1996; 37: 1155-1163.
  • Manchanda R, Schaefer B, McLachlan RS, Blume WT. Interictal psychiatric morbidity and focus of epilepsy in treat- ment-refractory patients admitted to an epilepsy unit. Am J Psychiatry 1992; 149: 1096-1098.
  • Baker GA, Jacoby A, Chadwick DW. The Associations of Psychopathology in Epilepsy: A Community Study. Epilepsy Research 1996; 25: 25-39.
  • Blumer D, Montouris G, Davies K, Wyler A, Phillips B, Hermann B. Suicide in epilepsy: psychopathology, pathogen- esis, and prevention. Epilepsy Behav 2002; 3: 232-241.
  • García-Morales I, de la Peña Mayor P, Kanner AM. Psy- chiatric comorbidities in epilepsy: identification and treat- ment. Neurologist 2008; 14(6 Suppl 1): 15-25.
  • Devinsky O. Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with epi- lepsy: implications for diagnosis and treatment. Epilepsy Be- hav 2003; 4 (Suppl 4): 2-10.
  • Mendez MF, Doss RC, Taylor JL, Arguello R. Relation- ship of seizure variables to personality disorders in epilepsy. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 1993; 5: 283-286.
  • Scheepers M, Kerr M. Epilepsy and behaviour. Curr Opin Neurol 2003; 16: 183-187.
  • Özmen M, Tecer Ö. Epilepside psikiyatrik sorunlar. Tür- kiye Klinikleri psikiyatri 2006; 2: 48-56.
  • Tatlıdil E, Yılmaz A, Kumbasar H. Genel bir tıbbi duruma bağlı kişilik değişikliği. Türkiye Klinikleri Psikiyatri 2007; 3: 76-81.
  • Blumer D. Evidence supporting the temporal lobe epi- lepsy personality syndrome. Neurology 1999; 53(5 Suppl 2): S9-S
  • Swinkels WA, van Emde Boas W, Kuyk J, van Dyck R, Spinhoven P. Interictal depression, anxiety, personality traits, and psychological dissociation in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and extra-TLE. Epilepsia 2006; 47: 2092- 2
  • Gül G, Ertaş NK. Epilepsi ve eşlik eden psikiyatrik tablo- lar. Kırbaş D ed, Nöropsikiyatri. İstanbul: Nörolojik bilimler vakfı; 2006: 97-118.
  • Bear DM, Fedio P. Quantitative analysis of interictal be- havior in temporal lobe epilepsy. Arch Neurol 1977; 34: 454- 4
  • Waxman SG, Geschwind N. The interictal behavior syn- drome in temporal lobe epilepsy. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1975; 32: 1580-1586.
  • Brandt J, Seidman LJ, Kohl D. Personality characteristics of epileptic patients: A controlled study of generalized and temporal lobe cases. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 1985; 7: 25-38.
  • Yapıcı A, Güvenç C, Ceylan ME, Kılınç E, Oğuz N. Ep- ilepsili hastalarda psikiyatrik bozukluklar. Düşünen Adam 2003; 16 : 240-248.
  • Devinsky O, Lai G. Spirituality and religion in epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2008; 12: 636-643.
  • Waxman SG, Geschwind N. Hypergraphia in temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology 1974; 24: 629-636.
  • Nielsen H, Kristensen O. Personality correlates of sphe- noidal EEG-foci in temporal lobe epilepsy. Acta Neurol Scand 1981; 64: 289-300.
  • Helmstaedter C, Witt JA. Multifactorial etiology of inter- ictal behavior in frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilep- sia 2012; 53:1765-1773. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1528-1167. 2012. 0360
  • Pung T, Schmitz B. Circadian rhythm and personality pro- file in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Epilepsia 2006; 47 (Suppl 2):111-114.
  • Filho GM, Jackowski AP, Lin K, Silva I, S B Guaranha M, Guilhoto LM, Jşnior HC, Yacubian EM, Bressan RA. The in- tegrity of corpus callosum and cluster B personality disorders: a quantitative MRI study in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2010; 34: 516-521.
  • Gélisse P, Genton P, Samuelian JC, Thomas P, Bureau M. Psychiatric disorders in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Rev Neurol 2001; 157: 297-302.
  • Hill D, Pond DA, Mitchell W, Falconer MA. Personality changes following temporal lobectomy for epilepsy 1957. Ep- ilepsy Behav 2004; 5: 603-610.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Derlemeler
Authors

Seden Demirci

Kadir Demirci

Vedat Ali Yürekli

Publication Date April 28, 2014
Submission Date December 12, 2012
Published in Issue Year 2014 Volume: 5 Issue: 1

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Vancouver Demirci S, Demirci K, Yürekli VA. Personality in epilepsy. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2014;5(1):32-5.

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