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Epilepsy and behaviour.

Mark Scheepers1, Mike Kerr

  • 1Heathfield, 30 Denmark Road, Gloucester GL1 3HZ, UK. mscheeps@aol.com

Current Opinion in Neurology
|March 20, 2003
PubMed
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Epilepsy and behavior disorders often co-occur, particularly in individuals with intellectual disability. Addressing these behavioral issues requires more than just epilepsy treatment alone.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Behavioral disorders present significant challenges in epilepsy management.
  • The precise association between epilepsy and behavioral disturbances is not fully understood.
  • This review broadens the definition of behavior to encompass psychiatric pathology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current knowledge on the association between epilepsy and behavioral disorders.
  • To highlight advances in understanding the link between epilepsy and psychiatric conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on behavioral and psychiatric aspects of epilepsy.
  • Synthesis of recent findings on neuroimaging and its relation to behavioral susceptibility.

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Main Results:

  • Behavioral disturbances vary in individuals with epilepsy, with higher rates observed in those with concurrent intellectual disability.
  • Neuroimaging studies suggest structural brain changes may contribute to increased susceptibility to behavioral issues in some epilepsy patients.
  • Epilepsy treatment alone is generally insufficient for managing associated psychological and behavioral disturbances, except possibly in postictal behavioral disturbance with seizure freedom.

Conclusions:

  • Clinical practice must acknowledge that epilepsy management alone is unlikely to resolve associated behavioral and psychological issues.
  • Ongoing research aims to identify correlates of epilepsy and psychopathology.
  • The relationship between epilepsy and behavioral disorders in individuals with intellectual disability remains largely unexplored.