Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with temporal lobe epilepsy: A narrative review.

People with epilepsy (PWE) are at higher risk of psychiatric disorders (PD), disability, and reduced quality of life than the general population, especially in childhood and adolescence and when seizures originate from the temporal lobe. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of focal epilepsy and can be due to structural abnormalities, or non-lesional causes, such as genetic variants. The prevalence of PD is approximately 20%-30% in people with epilepsy in general, and from 40% up to 80% in people with TLE.

Exploring the internal medicine comorbidities associated with eating disorders: correlation between disease severity and cardiac abnormalities in adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa.

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by caloric restriction, weight loss, and fear of gaining weight. Cardiac complications are among the most severe medical consequences. Despite the importance of regular cardiac assessments, there is a lack of standardized protocols for timing and patient selection.