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ArticleBMC psychiatry2021

Epilepsy and other seizure disorders in acute psychiatric inpatients.

Erlend Iversen Nakken, Frithjof Grinde, Arne Vaaler, Ole Kristian Drange, Eylert Brodtkorb, Sverre Georg Sæther

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01415323 (Agitation in the Acute Psychiatric Department), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT01415323 completednot on this map

Agitation in the Acute Psychiatric Department

TypeobservationalSponsorNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyRan2011 to 2012Enrolled384ConditionsMental Disorders
3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erlend Iversen NakkenFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Frithjof GrindeFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Arne VaalerFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Ole Kristian DrangeFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Eylert Brodtkorb *Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Sverre Georg Sæther *Blue Cross Lade Addiction Treatment Center, Trondheim, Norway. sverrege@gmail.com.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · NONorges Røde Kors · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt is well known that patients with epilepsy have a high rate of psychiatric comorbidity. However, studies exploring epilepsy in psychiatric cohorts are scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of seizure disorders in acute psychiatric inpatients.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional study performed in a catchment-area based acute psychiatric department. All patients (age > 18) admitted during September 2011 - March 2012 were eligible for inclusion. Consenting patients were screened for a life-time history of epilepsy or seizures using self-reported questionnaire data and diagnostic codes for epilepsy in hospital and National registries. Patients scoring positive to one or more of these screening criteria underwent a thorough diagnostic validation (chart review), and the seizure disorders were classified as epilepsy, acute symptomatic seizures and/or psychogenic non-epileptic seizures according to current definitions.

resultsA total of 380 out of 591 (64.3%) consecutively admitted patients consented to participate in the study. Eighty-nine patients (23.4%) scored positive to one or more screening criteria. Fifteen (3.9%) were classified with epilepsy, 21 (5.5%) with acute symptomatic seizures and 9 (2.4%) with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.

conclusionsThis is the first study to report on the prevalence of seizure disorders in acute psychiatric inpatients. The life-time prevalence of epilepsy in this cohort of patients is five - six times as high as reports in the general population. These findings underscore the need for the clinical psychiatrist to have comprehensive knowledge on the interface between epileptology and psychiatry. TRIALS REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01415323 .

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EpilepsyInpatientsAdultComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMiddle AgedSeizuresAcute psychiatric disordersAcute psychiatryEpilepsyPrevalenceSeizures

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