10-year follow-up study of epilepsy with psychosis.
Thirty-three cases of psychosis associated with epilepsy were followed in our clinic for 10 years. In 12 cases, the psychotic symptom appeared episodically and 9 of them had more than one relapse and 7 of them more than 2 relapses. Only 3 cases had no relapse. In 21 cases, the psychotic symptoms were continuous, lasting more than 2 years. In 8 of them, the symptoms were stable and remained unchanged but in 13 of them, the symptom showed exacerbation and partial remissions. In 11 cases, a decrease or discontinuation of antipsychotic drugs (mostly haloperidol) significantly provoked or aggravated the psychotic symptoms.
Onuma
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National Center Hospital, NCNP, Kodaira, Japan.
Adachi
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Hisano
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Uesugi
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D000328:Adult; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000523:psychology