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Avedisova A.S.

Serbsky Federal Medical Research Center of Psychiatry and Narcology

The relationship between schizophrenia and epilepsy: the history and current state of the problem

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Avedisova A.S.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2016;116(9): 126‑132

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro201611691126-132

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND EPILEPSY: THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF THE PROBLEM
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND EPILEPSY: THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF THE PROBLEM

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Avedisova AS. The relationship between schizophrenia and epilepsy: the history and current state of the problem. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2016;116(9):126‑132. (In Russ.)
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Abstract:

The review deals with the background and current state of the relationship between schizophrenia and epilepsy. The author presents results of recent epidemiological, neuropsychological, neurophysiological and genetic studies, indicating that these diseases may be different clinical variants of a common etiologic process (neurodevelopmental brain abnormalities), while epilepsy with chronic psychotic symptoms can be considered as an experimental model of schizophrenia pathogenesis.

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schizophrenia
epilepsy
paroxysmal
neurodevelopment

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Avedisova A.S.

Serbsky Federal Medical Research Center of Psychiatry and Narcology

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