Key result
Different types of aura showed no difference in psychopathology in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, while dissociative symptoms correlated with specific measures of anxiety.
Why the study?
Does the presence and subtype of aura correlate with psychopathology and dissociative experiences in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy?
Cross-Sectional (n=62)
Does the presence and subtype of aura correlate with psychopathology and dissociative experiences in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy?
In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, dissociative symptoms correlate with anxiety rather than specific aura subtypes.
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Aura subtype should not guide psychopathology assessment in temporal lobe epilepsy; leaves open dissociative-anxiety links for prospective validation.
Cognitive auras seem to be associated with depression and anxiety, especially in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Dissociative symptoms may occur as an aura or in the context of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety or schizophrenia. This is a cross-sectional study of 62 patients with TLE, using personality and dissociation measures to investigate their relationship with the presence of aura and its different subtypes. Our findings show no difference in psychopathology in patients with different types of aura and reveal that dissociative symptoms correlate with specific measures of anxiety, suggesting a possible link between these experiences and anxiety disorders.
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Mula et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) (n=62). Presence of aura and its different subtypes vs. Different types of aura was evaluated on Psychopathology and dissociative symptoms. Different types of aura showed no difference in psychopathology in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, while dissociative symptoms correlated with specific measures of anxiety.
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