Epilepsy and violence.
Epileptic automatism and violence are seldom found among temporal lobe epileptics. The case of a 19-year-old girl who killed a 20-month-old child during an epileptic attack is described, and the literature and medico-legal issues are briefly reviewed.
Hindler
C G
CG
Maudsley Hospital, London.
D000328:Adult; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000523:psychology*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D007237:Infanticide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007298:Insanity Defense; D014754:Violence