Psychological aspects involved in epilepsy
DeFelipe-Oroquieta, J.
Revista de Neurologia 34(9): 856-860
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0210-0010 PMID: 12134351 Document Number: 547503
In spite of the importance of psychological perspective that influence directly or indirectly in the treatments of epilepsy, the psychology plays in the physical assistance reality a secondary place. To review the relevant psychological aspects about affective aspects in epilepsy. The revision of frontal and limbic lobes, hemispheric lateralization, processual and stationary epilepsy, forced normalization, interictal psychopathological disturbances, effects of antiepileptic drugs, quality of life and another aspects related living the illness. Clinical psychology and neuropsychology contribute with relevant information about diagnostics, treatments, to know deeply the illness and the advise of the health professionals.