Psychiatric Disorders Related with Childhood Epilepsy: A Case Report

2016-08-15T14-30-34Z
Source: Çocuk ve Gençlik Ruh Sağlığı Dergisi / Turkish Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Ayvaz FB, Yurtbaşı P..
There is a strong association between epilepsy and psychiatric disorders, especially in childhood. We describe an 11-year-old boy who presented with extreme mood swings, anger outbursts, insomnia in addition to his long-term epilepsy, and discuss the diagnostic and treatment challenges of this case. A collaborative approach of neurology and psychiatry is necessary in pediatric epileptic cases, both to avoid misdiagnosis the psychiatric problems before they get more complicated and to identify most effective drug combinations earlier. This report also emphasizes the need for considering depot antipsychotics in the treatment of severe mood and behavior dysregulation related with epilepsy.


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