Uncovering the neurobehavioural comorbidities of epilepsy over the lifespan

JJ Lin, M Mula, BP Hermann - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that is complicated by psychiatric, cognitive,
and social comorbidities that have become a major target of concern and investigation in …

The prevalence of psychosis in epilepsy; a systematic review and meta-analysis

MJ Clancy, MC Clarke, DJ Connor, M Cannon… - BMC psychiatry, 2014 - Springer
Background Epilepsy has long been considered to be a risk factor for psychosis. However
there is a lack of consistency in findings across studies on the effect size of this risk which …

Anxiety and depressive disorders in people with epilepsy: a meta‐analysis

AJ Scott, L Sharpe, C Hunt, M Gandy - Epilepsia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders in people with epilepsy (PWE) are
highly prevalent and associated with various adverse outcomes. However, the prevalence of …

Genetic generalized epilepsies in adults—challenging assumptions and dogmas

BJ Vorderwülbecke, B Wandschneider… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE) syndromes start during childhood or adolescence, and
four commonly persist into adulthood, making up 15–20% of all cases of epilepsy in adults …

Depression and anxiety in children and adolescents with epilepsy: prevalence, risk factors, and treatment

O Ekinci, JB Titus, AA Rodopman, M Berkem… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2009 - Elsevier
Among the psychiatric comorbid conditions in children and adolescents with epilepsy,
depression and anxiety disorders require further attention because they carry the risk of …

Psychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy

WC LaFrance Jr, AM Kanner, B Hermann - International review of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Psychiatric disorders can be identified in 25–50% of patients with epilepsy, with higher
prevalence among patients with poorly controlled seizures. These disturbances include …

Cognitive function in genetic generalized epilepsies: insights from neuropsychology and neuroimaging

C Ratcliffe, B Wandschneider, S Baxendale… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Genetic generalized epilepsies (GGE), previously called idiopathic generalized epilepsies,
constitute about 20% of all epilepsies, and include childhood absence epilepsy, juvenile …

Frontal cognitive dysfunction in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

A Piazzini, K Turner, A Vignoli, R Canger… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible frontal cognitive
dysfunction in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and to compare the results …

[HTML][HTML] Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Challenges on its 60th anniversary

EM Yacubian - Seizure, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Since its initial 1957 description, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) has been
recognized as a common epileptic syndrome worldwide. Methods We reviewed a series of …

Prospective memory in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and their healthy siblings

B Wandschneider, UA Kopp, M Kliegel, U Stephani… - Neurology, 2010 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Prospective memory (PM) describes the ability to fulfill previously planned
intentions and is highly dependent on executive functions. Previous studies have shown …