The neuropsychiatry of epilepsy / edited by Michael R. Trimble, Bettina Schmitz.
"Research into the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy has become a central focus of interest in the last five years. Comorbidity of epilepsy with behavioral problems is now recognized widely, and the neuroscientific basis for such comorbidity is an active area of investigation. With an expanded intern...
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2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; The Neuropsychiatry of Epilepsy; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; References; Chapter 2 Neuropsychiatric disorders in epilepsy: epidemiology and classification; Introduction; Cross-sectional community-based studies of psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy; Population-based studies examining the time order of associations between psychiatric disorders and epilepsy; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Depression; Bipolar disorder; Psychosis; Suicidality; The classification of psychiatric disorders in epilepsy; Conclusions; References.
- Chapter 3 Genetic disorders associated with intellectual disabilityIntroduction; Definition; Intellectual disability; Phenotype; Epilepsy phenotype; Behavioral phenotype; The genetics of intellectual disability; Intellectual disability and epilepsy; Etiological association between intellectual disability and epilepsy; Behavioral phenotypes; Specific genetic causes of intellectual disability and epilepsy; Angelman syndrome; Cornelia de Lange syndrome; Down's syndrome; Fragile X syndrome; Prader-Willi syndrome; Rett syndrome; Tuberous sclerosis; Velocardiofacial syndrome; Williams syndrome.
- Neuropsychiatric issues in the management of epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilityConclusions; References; Chapter 4 Epilepsy and autistic spectrum disorders; Introduction; Autism and epilepsy: reasons for associations and possible common mechanisms; Recent major changes in the concepts of autism and childhood epilepsy (Table 4.3); Autism; Childhood epilepsy; Tuberous sclerosis (TS): an important model; Autistic regression and epilepsy or EEG epileptiform abnormalities.
- Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes with direct impact on social-communicative development (Figure 4.1 and Table 4.4)Infantile spasms (West syndrome); Late epileptic spasms; Early-onset refractory temporal lobe epilepsies; Idiopathic partial epilepsies with cognitive-behavioral symptoms and CSWS; Acquired epileptic aphasia (LKS) of early onset with autistic symptoms; Partial epilepsies with prefrontal foci and dementia and/or psychosis; Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in autistic children and adults; Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of epilepsy.
- Special impact of epilepsy on life and problems of antiepileptic therapy in autistic personsHigh-functioning autism including Aspergers syndrome and epilepsy: how is the impact of epilepsy experienced?; Possible "subclinical epilepsy" in young autistic children with or without regression: when is antiepileptic treatment indicated?; Prognosis of epilepsy and the issue of drug withdrawal; Late outcome of children with an acquired epileptic autistic regression in early childhood; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Subtle cognitive and behavioral effects of epilepsy; Introduction.