Epileptic Personality Changes and Their Therapy

Authors

  • N.A. Aliyev Azerbaijan State Advanced Training Institute for Doctors named by A.Aliyev Department of Psychiatry and Drug Addiction, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Z.N. Aliyev Azerbaijan Medical University, Department of Psychiatry, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • S.E. Aliyeva Azerbaijan Medical University, Department of Neurology, Baku, Azerbaijan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61788/njn.v2i19.07

Keywords:

epileptic personality changes, therapy

Abstract

The main purpose of this article was to describe the diagnosis and treatment of personality changes in epilepsy. To this end, the article presents a phenomenological analysis of personality changes observed in 512 patients with various types of epilepsy for the period from 2015 to the first half of 2019. The importance of the data obtained for psychiatry is indicated and the corresponding recommendations for therapy are given.

References

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Published

31.12.2019

How to Cite

Aliyev, N., Aliyev, Z., & Aliyeva, S. (2019). Epileptic Personality Changes and Their Therapy. National Journal of Neurology, 43–47. https://doi.org/10.61788/njn.v2i19.07

Issue

2019: No.2 (16)

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Original Articles

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