title: Antiepileptic drug-induced mania in patients with epilepsy: what do we know?
abstract: Although mood disorders have a major impact on quality of life in patients with epilepsy, the nature of some aspects, such as mania, has received little attention. With the introduction of several new antiepileptic drugs into clinical practice, attention to psychiatric treatment-emergent adverse effects has been renewed. This article explores the relationship between antiepileptic drugs and mania in patients with epilepsy, with special emphasis on the clinical pathophysiology of this phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: The Neuropsychiatry Research Group, Department of Neurology, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy. marcomula@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mula
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monaco
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants