Emotion and mood disorders associated with epilepsy.
Handb Clin Neurol
; 183: 169-173, 2021.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34389116
ABSTRACT
Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. Epilepsy can alter mood and emotions. Treatments for epilepsy can also alter mood and emotions. This chapter reviews the emotional changes that can occur before, during, and after a seizure, such as fear and anger, the interictal mood disorders associated with epilepsy, such as depression and anxiety, as well as alterations of emotional processing including comprehending and expressing emotional prosody and faces. The possible treatments of these emotional and mood disorders are also reviewed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mood Disorders
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Epilepsy
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Handb Clin Neurol
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article