Clinical determinants of psychopathological outcomes after epilepsy surgery.

CONCLUSION: Some individual factors may have an impact on the development or worsening of the previous psychopathology. This study identifies clinical aspects associated with greater psychological distress, after surgery. These patients may benefit from more frequent psychiatric routine assessments for early detection.
PMID: 31226620 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - June 17, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Novais F, Pestana LC, Loureiro S, Andrea M, Figueira ML, Pimentel J Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research