title: Psychiatric complications in a patient with complex partial seizures.
abstract: This case highlights the complexities of evaluating and treating psychiatric symptoms that are concurrent with a seizure disorder. Interictal and postictal psychoses, affective disorders, personality changes, and cognitive deficits are common problems that require modified psychiatric treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kanwal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Relkin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viederman
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Makari
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D015897:Comorbidity; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D010672:Phenytoin