Depressive disorders preceding temporal lobe epilepsy.
In this study, we investigated three female patients given a diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy preceded by depression. It is notable that all the patients complained of abnormal sensations, either in the throat or oral. The depression in the three patients showed no improvement with antidepressants, but carbamazepine was effective for both epileptic seizures and depression. EEG should be performed on patients who develop antidepressant treatment-refractory depression accompanied by hypochondriacal complaints.
Yamamoto
Shin
S
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan. ugn58203@nifty.com
Miyamoto
Tamaki
T
Morita
Nobuyuki
N
Yasuda
Motoji
M
D000368:Aged; D000657:Amoxapine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D002220:Carbamazepine; D000657:Amoxapine