title: [Complex focal seizures as a cause of long-term paranoid psychoses in advanced age].
abstract: Many organic diseases of the brain--including intoxications, inflammatory or neoplastic disorders--can cause acute psychosis. Even if the psychotic symptoms last for several years, the possibility of an organic cause should be borne in mind. We report the case of a patient with a paranoid disorder for two years before admission. The EEG showed generalized 1-2 Hz spike and wave complexes. These epileptic activities--and also the paranoid symptoms--ceased completely after administration of an antiepileptic medication.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität München.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schönbeck
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurtz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants
vernacular_title: Komplex-fokale Anfälle als Ursache einer mehrjährigen paranoiden Psychose des höheren Lebensalters.