[Pathomorphosis of personality changes in patients with epilepsy]

Psychical features of 600 epileptic patients aged 5 to 40 were investigated in a long term clinical follow-up. Social changes, environmental factors, education faults had major effects on the patients. Classical personality traits were subject to a considerable pathomorphosis in these patients. Along with some positive traits as accuracy, economy, marked were egoism, egocentrism, dependency trends and other negative traits preventing social adaptation. The author stresses that correct education is crucial for prevention of pathological personality changes. This requires joint efforts of psychiatrists, teachers and sociologists.