Psychiatric comorbidities, including mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders, are common in
epilepsy, often occurring at rates 2–3-fold or higher than in the general population without …

Up to 50 or 60% of patients with chronic epilepsy have various mood disorders including
depression and anxiety. Whereas the relationship between epilepsy and depression has …

Parvalbumin is a calcium-binding protein present in inhibitory interneurons that play an
essential role in regulating many physiological processes, such as intracellular signaling …

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of, and factors associated with,
anxiety in epilepsy. We conducted a cross‐sectional analysis using data from the …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the frequency and intensity of psychiatric disorders in a group of
temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients from a tertiary-care center. METHODS: Clinical and …

Anxiety and depression are separate psychiatric conditions that are often interrelated. This
study examines whether they exist independently in this population of patients with partial …

Objective Anxiety disorders are a frequent psychiatric condition in patients with epilepsy.
Anticipatory anxiety of seizures (AAS) is described as a daily persistent fear or excessive …

Purpose: Refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is often associated with hippocampal
sclerosis (HS). Patients with major depression (MD) may also show structural abnormalities …

Anxiety in epilepsy has recently become a focus of interest for a number of reasons.
Epidemiological studies have established that anxiety disorders are twice as common in …

In recent years, surgery has become a treatment option for some patients with intractable
epilepsy, particularly those with temporal lobe epilepsy. Psychiatric disturbances may …