Mini-review on the psychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy – possible relevance for some metabolic changes?
Mini-review on the psychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy – possible relevance for some metabolic changes?

Summary/Abstract: Epilepsy is one of the most important neurological disorders nowadays, with a variety ofstudies describing its mechanisms and complex pathophysiology. However, lately there is alsoan increased interest in understanding the psychiatric comorbities associated with theepileptic pathology. Thus, we will describe here aspects such as the importance of anxiety,depression, personality disorders, the suicidal ideation in epilepsy, as well as the correlationsthat might exist between the specific treatment for epilepsy and its psychiatric-related effects.In conclusion, it seems that the associated psychiatric manifestations from epilepsy have anincreased important in the pathophysiology of this disorder and deserve further investigation.

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