Violence and Epilepsy
- 17 September 1981
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 305 (12) , 696-698
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198109173051211
Abstract
The relation of violence and aggression to epilepsy remains controversial. The issues can be stated as two questions: Can an epileptic automatism be manifested as directed violence and aggression? Can it result in violent crime? These are the questions on which the Special Report by Delgado-Escueta et al. in this issue1 is mainly focused and which it partly resolves. Clearly, the answer to the first question is affirmative. The second question is still open.In this study reported by Delgado-Escueta and his colleagues, a panel of experts reviewed videotapes (recorded by closed-circuit television) of patients believed by physicians at many . . .Keywords
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