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Two distinct symptom-based phenotypes of depression in epilepsy yield specific clinical and etiological insights.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B - 1 Nov 2016
Rayner Genevieve, Jackson Graeme D, Wilson Sarah J
Abstract excerpt
Depression is common but underdiagnosed in epilepsy. A quarter of patients meet criteria for a depressive disorder, yet few receive active treatment. We hypothesize that the presentation of depression is less recognizable in epilepsy because the symptoms are heterogeneous and often incorrectly attributed to the secondary effects of seizures or medication. Extending the ILAE's new phenomenological approach to...
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