Depression in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy
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Depression in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the comorbidity of depressive disorders in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHOD We evaluated 25 consecutive patients with refractory TLE (16 women and 9 men), using semi-structured psychiatric interviews, according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), and the Beck Depression Inventory. RESULTS Seventeen of 25 patients (68%)...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2011000600010