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A variety of comorbid psychiatric conditions are frequently identified in children and adolescents with epilepsy, including depression, anxiety, psychosis, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Data regarding the epidemiology and precise prevalence of comorbid disorders in childhood epilepsy are incomplete and just now beginning to be compiled. Psychiatric and behavioral comorbidities are...
Psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, anxiety and psychosis, are common in individuals with epilepsy. They may result from the underlying cerebral pathology, be secondary to the psychosocial consequences of seizures, or be iatrogenic. The anticonvulsants phenobarbitone, benzodiazepines, phenytoin and vigabatrin should be avoided. Carbamazepine, valproate and lamotrigine are used in the treatment...
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