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Intelligence quotient (IQ) as a predictor of epilepsy surgery outcome
Novais, Filipa; Andrea, Mafalda; Andrade, Gabriela; Loureiro, Susana; Pimentel, José; Câmara Pestana, LuísIntroduction: About one-third of patients with epilepsy have a refractory form which is associated with important economic and psychosocial burden. Most of these patients also suffer from comorbidities. One of the most frequent is cognitive impairment. Resective surgery or neuromodulation techniques may improve seizure control. Several factors have been proposed as potential predictors of the success of surgery...
Predicting epilepsy surgery outcome in adult patients: may psychiatric diagnosi...
Novais, Filipa; Pestana, Luís Câmara; Loureiro, Susana; Andrea, Mafalda; Figueira, Maria Luísa; Pimentel, JoséObjective: With this study, we aimed to assess the importance of including psychiatric disorders in a comprehensive prediction model for epilepsy surgery. Methods: Ambispective observational study with a sample of adults who underwent resective surgery. Participants were evaluated, before and one year after surgery, to collect data regarding their neurological and psychiatric history. The one-year post-surgical...
Entre o medo e o desejo de crescer
Bernardo, Margarida; Costa, Carolina Vieira da; Marinho, Ângelo; Pinheiro, Joana; Andrea, Mafalda; Salgado, Mónica; Marta, Sandra; Santos, NazaréRevista de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente. - ISSN 1647-4120. - V. 9, n. 2 (2018). - p. 175-188.; O titulo da obra de Manuela Fleming serve como inspiração para este caso clínico que aborda a adolescência, fase em que a descoberta do corpo e da identidade só podem ocorrer quando associadas a um simultâneo processo de individuação. Quando o sistema familiar é constituído por limites pouco definidos entre ...
Clinical determinants of psychopathological outcomes after epilepsy surgery
Novais, Filipa; Pestana, Luís Câmara; Loureiro, Susana; Andrea, Mafalda; Figueira, Maria Luísa; Pimentel, JoséObjectives: People with refractory epilepsy submitted to surgery may improve or deteriorate their cognitive and emotional functions. The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of longitudinal changes in psychopathological symptomatology, one year after epilepsy surgery, considering clinical and demographic characteristics. Methods: People with refractory epilepsy referred to epilepsy surgery were inc...
Personality patterns of people with medically refractory epilepsy : does the ep...
Novais, Filipa; Franco, Ana Catarina; Loureiro, Susana; Andrea, Mafalda; Figueira, Maria Luísa; Pimentel, José; Pestana, Luís CâmaraObjectives: The aims of this study were to determine the rate of dysfunctional personality patterns before and after epilepsy surgery, their types, and the importance of the epileptogenic zone in a sample of people with refractory epilepsy. Methods: We conducted an ambispective observational study, including refractory epilepsy surgery candidates. Demographic, psychiatric, and neurological data were recorded. E...
May the right-side epileptogenic zone be a predictor of psychiatric comorbidity...
Novais, Filipa; Loureiro, Susana; Andrea, Mafalda; Figueira, Maria Luísa; Pimentel, José; Pestana, Luís CâmaraThe aim of this study was to determine the rate and types of lifetime psychiatric disorders, as well as their predictors, in a sample of people with refractory epilepsy. Demographic, neurological, psychiatric and neuropsychological data, from people with refractory epilepsy, were registered at the pre-surgical interview. Linear regression was used to determine predictors. One hundred and ninety-one participants...
Psychiatric disorders as predictors of epilepsy surgery outcome
Novais, Filipa; Pestana, Luís Câmara; Loureiro, Susana; Andrea, Mafalda; Figueira, Maria Luísa; Pimentel, JoséObjectives: Our aim was to determine if a history of a mental disorder predicts a worst neurological outcome for patients undergoing epilepsy surgery. Methods: We conducted an ambispective observational study including people with refractory epilepsy who underwent resective surgery. Demographic, psychiatric, and neurological data were collected, before and one year after surgery. Presurgical interviews included...