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Neuropsychology of depression in people with epilepsy

Author(s) -

Hedwig Freitag

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

swiss archives of neurology psychiatry and psychotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.131

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 2297-7007

pISSN - 2297-6981

DOI - 10.4414/sanp.2019.03072

Subject(s) - epilepsy , depression (economics) , neuropsychology , cognitive impairment , psychiatry , cognition , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , economics , macroeconomics

Cognitive impairment and depression are common comorbidities of epilepsy [1, 2]. Given that cognitive complaints are frequent in people with depression, it is of special interest to know if patients with epilepsy (PWEs) with depression have a higher risk of cognitive impairment than PWEs without depression. Starting with findings on the relationship between depression and neuropsychological performance in general, this article will then give an overview of evidence for an additional impact of depression on cognitive functioning in PWEs.

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