title: [Depression and temporal epilepsy. The possible role of laterality of the epileptic foci and of gender].
abstract: From a prospective study of 47 epileptic patients (26 men and 21 women) 25 with a left and 22 with a right temporal epileptic focus, the authors show that depression measured by the HARD score, is more severe in males, with a left epileptic focus. These results and the vulnerability to depression of left temporal lobe epileptic patients are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Service de psychiatrie, CHS La Chartreuse, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Septien
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gras
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giroud
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Didi-Roy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brunotte
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pelletier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dumas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Dépression et épilepsie temporale. Rôle possible de la latéralité du foyer épileptique et du sexe.