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Psychiatric Disorders in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: The Laterality Effect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

G. D. Shukla
Affiliation:
M.L.B. Medical College, Jhansi (U.P.), India
B. C. Katiyar
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.), India

Summary

Relationship between the psychiatric diagnosis and the side of temporal EEG focus was analysed in 62 temporal lobe epileptics. Neurotics had right temporal foci significantly more frequently, while there was no such laterality effect in other psychiatric diagnostic groups.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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