| Melancholic major depression and epilepsy. | |
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PMID: 17531396 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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An analysis is carried out of a set of psychic phenomena appearing always in the same way: an experience suddenly invades the consciousness, unfolding automatically and with great intensity. This psychic automatism, of which the patient is a passive observer, is accompanied by an overwhelming feeling of strangeness. Our hypothesis is that these phenomena are the expression of partial seizures with a psychic content, and the name Paroxysmal Psychic Automatisms is proposed for all of them. A comparative study is then made of the phenomenology of partial seizures with a psychic content, on the one hand, and of that of melancholic major depression, on the other. It reveals a wealth of clinical information indicating an overlap between the two conditions. Finally, a set of well-established scientific data is analysed concerning epilepsy and depression, especially epidemiological and psychopharmacological information, which takes on a new meaning in the light of the hypothesis developed in this paper. |
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Authors:
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Iria Alvarez-Silva; Javier Alvarez-Rodriguez; Sergio Alvarez-Silva; M J Perez-Echeverria; Antonio Campayo-Martínez |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-05-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical hypotheses Volume: 69 ISSN: 0306-9877 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Hypotheses Publication Date: 2007 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-09-26 Completed Date: 2007-12-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505668 Medline TA: Med Hypotheses Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1046-53 Citation Subset: IM |
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Hospital Miguel Servet, Servicio de Psiquiatria, Zaragoza, Spain. |
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Comorbidity Depressive Disorder / epidemiology, psychology Depressive Disorder, Major / epidemiology*, psychology* Emotions* Epilepsy / epidemiology*, psychology* Humans Models, Neurological* Models, Psychological* Prevalence |
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