title: [Psychosis and epilepsy: clinical and therapeutical approach].
abstract: Psychosis in epilepsy has generated controversy among the community of psychiatrists and neurologists throughout history. Currently, several contemporary researchers have found an increased frequency of psychosis in epilepsy, and identified risk factors related to the severity of epilepsy.In this review, we describe the main epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic issues, implicated in epileptic psychosis.
authors.affiliation: I Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, UBA.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Alessio
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Donnoli
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kochen
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*