{"title":"The crying child and dacrystic seizures: a diagnostic conundrum","authors":"A. Datta, S. Chakrabarti","doi":"10.1002/pnp.773","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Psychiatric comorbidities are common in epilepsy. Common conditions such as depression and anxiety, and neurodevelopmental conditions ADHD and autism are also more prevalent in people with epilepsy. This article discusses a girl with a background of controlled epilepsy who was referred to the paediatric psychiatry clinic. It demonstrates a clear need for joint working between neurologists and psychiatric services to optimise the quality of life of such individuals.","PeriodicalId":43913,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pnp.773","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Psychiatric comorbidities are common in epilepsy. Common conditions such as depression and anxiety, and neurodevelopmental conditions ADHD and autism are also more prevalent in people with epilepsy. This article discusses a girl with a background of controlled epilepsy who was referred to the paediatric psychiatry clinic. It demonstrates a clear need for joint working between neurologists and psychiatric services to optimise the quality of life of such individuals.
期刊介绍:
Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry is published nine times a year, and is a journal for specialists in secondary care, GPs with an interest in neurology and psychiatry, community psychiatric nurses and other specialist healthcare professionals. Articles cover management, news updates and opinion in all areas of neurology and psychiatry.