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Personality disorders and epilepsy.

M R Trimble1

  • 1National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London, U.K.

Acta Neurochirurgica. Supplementum
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
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Epilepsy and personality changes are linked, particularly with temporal lobe abnormalities. Temporal lobectomy may improve personality aspects and seizures.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Historically, epilepsy was broadly linked to personality changes.
  • Current understanding focuses on specific neurological correlates, like temporal lobe and limbic system abnormalities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the relationship between epilepsy and personality disorders.
  • To explore the association between aggression and epilepsy.

Main Methods:

  • Historical review of epilepsy and personality links.
  • Discussion of temporal lobe epilepsy and associated personality changes.
  • Brief description of Geschwind syndrome.

Main Results:

  • Shift from assuming universal personality change in epilepsy to recognizing specific associations with temporal lobe abnormalities.

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  • Exploration of aggression as a potential feature in epilepsy.

    • Conclusions:

    • Personality changes in epilepsy are often linked to temporal lobe and limbic system dysfunction.
    • Surgical intervention, such as temporal lobectomy, may lead to improvements in both seizures and certain personality aspects.