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Psychiatric symptoms and comorbidities in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy in presurgical assessment—A prospective explorative single center study

INTRODUCTION: People with epilepsy (PWE) have a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders. Some individuals with drug-resistant epilepsy might benefit from surgical interventions. The aim of this study was to perform an assessment of psychiatric comorbidities with a follow-up period of 12 months in...

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Autores principales: Friedrich, Fabian, Pataraia, Ekaterina, Aull-Watschinger, Susanne, Zehetmayer, Sonja, Weitensfelder, Lisbeth, Watschinger, Clara, Mossaheb, Nilufar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9584747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36276308
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.966721
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: People with epilepsy (PWE) have a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders. Some individuals with drug-resistant epilepsy might benefit from surgical interventions. The aim of this study was to perform an assessment of psychiatric comorbidities with a follow-up period of 12 months in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, comparing those who underwent surgery to those who did not. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We assessed psychiatric comorbidities at baseline, after 4 months and after 12 months. Psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses were assessed using SCID-Interview, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Beck-Depression Inventory, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Prodromal-Questionnaire and the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. RESULTS: Twenty-five patients were included in the study, 12 underwent surgery, 11 were esteemed as being neurologically unqualified for surgery and two refused surgery. Patients in the no-surgery group were significantly older, reported more substance use, had significantly higher levels of anxiety and were more often diagnosed with a personality disorder. Age and levels of anxiety were significant predictors of being in the surgery or the no-surgery group. The described differences between surgery and no-surgery patients did not change significantly over the follow-up period. DISCUSSION: These data point toward a higher expression of baseline psychiatric symptoms in drug-resistant PWE without surgery. Further studies are warranted to further elucidate these findings and to clarify potential psychotropic effects of epilepsy itself, drug-resistant epilepsy and of epilepsy surgery and their impact on psychopathology. Clinically, it seems highly relevant to include psychiatrists in an interdisciplinary state-of-the-art perioperative management of drug-resistant PWE.