Epilepsy, cognition, and neuropsychiatry (epilepsy, brain, and mind, part 2)

Korczyn, A.D. et al. (2013) Epilepsy, cognition, and neuropsychiatry (epilepsy, brain, and mind, part 2). Epilepsy and Behavior, 28(2), pp. 283-302. (doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.03.012)

Abstract

Epilepsy is, of course, not one disease but rather a huge number of disorders that can present with seizures. In common, they all reflect brain dysfunction. Moreover, they can affect the mind and, of course, behavior. While animals too may suffer from epilepsy, as far as we know, the electrical discharges are less likely to affect the mind and behavior, which is not surprising. While the epileptic seizures themselves are episodic, the mental and behavioral changes continue, in many cases, interictally. The episodic mental and behavioral manifestations are more dramatic, while the interictal ones are easier to study with anatomical and functional studies. The following extended summaries complement those presented in Part 1.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Brodie, Professor Martin
• Authors: Korczyn, A.D., Schachter, S.C., Brodie, M.J., Dalal, S.S., Engel, J., Guekht, A., Hecimovic, H., Jerbi, K., Kanner, A.M., Johannessen Landmark, C., Mares, P., Marusic, P., Meletti, S., Mula, M., Patsalos, P.N., Reuber, M., Ryvlin, P., Štillová, K., Tuchman, R., and Rektor, I.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: Epilepsy and Behavior
• ISSN: 1525-5050
• ISSN (Online): 1525-5069