Psychosocial Sequelae of Epilepsy: The Role of Associated Cerebral Pathology
- 1 April 1987
- Vol. 28 (2) , 107-110
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1987.tb03634.x
Abstract
The psychosocial problems of a group of subjects with idiopathic epilepsy and another with posttraumatic epilepsy were assessed using the Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (WPSI). A comparison between the two aetiological groups suggests that the associated cerebral pathology is the salient epilepsy-related factor in the emergence of psychosocial disability in a proportion of people with epilepsy. It is suggested that cerebral pathology may account for variations in previous psychosocial comparisons and future research should minimise possible confounding by attempting to control this factor.Keywords
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