The features of nonpsychotic mental disorders in patients with epilepsy in the initial period of the disease

Abstract

Clinical, psychological and neurophysiological studies were conducted in 239 patients with epilepsy, 123 with duration of the disease no more than 3 years, for clarify the features of nonpsychotic psychiatric disorders in the initial period of epilepsy. It was established, that the light cognitive disorders (F06.72) dominated in the initial period of epilepsy. In this article provides methods of treatment with obtaining a control of seizures in 80% of patients and regression of epileptic patterns on the EEG in 45% of patients with epilepsy.

Keywords

• epilepsy
• cognitive disorders
• initial period
• experimental-psychological methods