Psychotherapy and temporal lobe epilepsy.
This paper describes psychotherapy of a thirty-year-old man with documented temporal lobe epilepsy. After describing the commonly associated neuropsychiatric symptoms and personality syndrome, a case history and summary of treatment are presented. Changes in frequency, duration, and severity of seizures are discussed in relation to psychotherapy.
D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012380:Role; D012649:Self Concept