Postictal Psychoses: The Importance of Seizures Control

Authors

  • Ângela Ribeiro Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental - Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa
  • Orlando von Doellinger Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental - Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25752/psi.3372

Keywords:

Epilepsy, Postictal Psychosis

Abstract

Psychiatric  symptoms  frequently  occur  in epilepsy  and  are  an important prognostic factor in quality of life of patients with this neurological condition. Psychotic  disorders  occurring  in  epilepsy are  classified  according  to their  chronological  relationship  with  the  seizures. The peri-ictal psychoses occur before (pre-ictal), during (ictal) or after (postictal) the onset of a seizure. Interictal psychoses occur independently  of  seizures. Postictal  psychosis (PP) episodes are typically of short duration. Thus,  the recognition  of  psychiatric  symptoms allows for a better understanding of the  overall  clinical  case  and,  therefore,  a more effective treatment. In this paper we describe a case of a patient with  post-traumatic  epilepsy and postictal psychotic symptoms at follow-up as an outpatient  in  both psychiatry  and  Neurology consultations.

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Published

2014-06-01

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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