Acute psychosis and epileptic seizures as the presenting symptom of late-onset epilepsy.
We report two patients with no history of psychosis or epilepsy presenting with acute psychosis and epileptic seizures as the initial symptom of late-onset epilepsy. Seizures and psychosis resolved with phenytoin. Case 1 presented a recurrence of both psychosis and seizures following abrupt withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs.
Laudadio
S
S
Neurology Service, Maggiore Service, Bologna, Italy.
Crisci
M
M
de Carolis
P
P
Pezzoli
A
A
Sacquegna
T
T
D000368:Aged; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000008:administration & dosage
D010672:Phenytoin; D006220:Haloperidol