CASE REPORT: Epilepsy Surgical outcome for epileptic and non epileptic seizures with posttraumatic stress disorder and depression

Publication date: Available online 20 May 2017 Source:Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports Author(s): Mazen Basheikh A 48year old male was diagnosed with both drug resistant epileptic and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Both diagnoses were confirmed by video-EEG monitoring. His epileptic seizures were a consequence of right mesial temporal sclerosis. He was diagnosed by a psychiatrist to have depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Following a right anterior temporal resection he became seizure free (both epileptic and nonepileptic) with a remarkable improvement in his psychiatric comorbidities leading to significant reduction in his psychotropic medications. No reports have been identified in the literature of patients with coexisting PTSD having epilepsy surgery.
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - Category: Neurology Source Type: research