Anxiety and Depression in Adult First Seizure Presentations.

Ciaran LaneCandice CrockerKaren LeggMallory BordenBernd Pohlmann-Eden

Published in: The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques (2018)

Our study supports a bidirectional relationship between the first seizure and depression. Prevalence rate of depression increased with duration of undiagnosed epilepsy at the time of first clinical assessment.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
temporal lobe epilepsy
sleep quality
risk factors
young adults