Publications by authors named "Lea Francomme"
Article Synopsis
- Patients with epilepsy have a significantly higher rate of psychiatric comorbidities (2-3 times more) compared to the general population, with a focus on anxiety and mood disorders.
- A study of 87 patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy found that 52.9% had at least one psychiatric comorbidity, with anxiety disorders being the most common (28.7%).
- Temporal lobe epilepsy patients exhibited a higher prevalence of psychiatric issues, particularly anxiety, compared to those with extratemporal lobe epilepsy, and a notable difference in prior psychiatric disorders was seen based on the hemisphere affected.
