Neuropsychiatry disorders in epilepsy with continuous spikes and waves during slow-wave sleep

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2010-12-01

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González Domenech, P. J., Díaz Atienza, F., & Soler Iborte, A. (2010). Neuropsychiatry disorders in epilepsy with continuous spikes and waves during slow-wave sleep. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 29(4), 52–55. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/234

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Case reports

Authors

  • P J González Domenech Unidad de salud mental infanto-juvenil .hospital universitario Virgen de las Nieves
  • F Díaz Atienza Unidad de salud mental infanto-juvenil .hospital universitario Virgen de las Nieves
  • A Soler Iborte Unidad de salud mental infanto-juvenil .hospital universitario Virgen de las Nieves

Keywords:

CSWS, epilepsy, neuropsychiatric disorders, neuropsychologic abnormalities, continuous spikes and waves during slow-wave sleep

Abstract

Epilepsy with continuous spikes and waves during slow-wave sleep is an epileptic syndrome that results from the association of various types of partial seizures and / or generalized during sleep with an EEG pattern typical (spike-wave complexes continued) with atypical absence in waking1. It is known in the literature that psychological symptoms that appear in epilepsy are most abundant2. The association between psychosis and epilepsy is a fact that has been recognized since antiquity2. Thus, accompanying clinical epileptic, there may be other associated neuro- psychiatric disorders such as disorders of language, more or less pronounced decrease of CI3, conduct disorder with hyperactivity4, psychotic symptoms5, etc. Here are two clinical cases in which epilepsy with continuous spikes and waves during slow-wave sleep by the clinical findings are neuro-epileptic comorbid psychopathology following an independent course to the crisis.

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