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E B Matarazzo

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[Influence of the family situation on the form of expression of neuroses].

In this research were investigated the conditions of the family environment and the contact with the parents in 3 different groups of children and adolescents who presented respectively conversion neurosis, other types of neurosis and behavior disorders of the aggressive type. The analysis of the results obtained indicated a positive correlation between the tendency to manifest emotional conflicts under the form of conversion symptoms and the course of childhood in a family inadequate environment, with the absence of one or both parents. This fact was not found in the two other groups.

Adolescent↗

[Chronic depression and temporal lobe dysrhythmia].

Making a bibliographic review about epileptic depression, the Author found that ictal, pre, post-ictal and inter-ictal forms are described. The last one, named by Grecu and Kalman "Episodic temporal depression", is accepted as lasting for hours, days or weeks. The present work analyses two patients with episodic depression, one with permanent (3 years) and later episodic form and another with permanent depression only (13 years). The comparative study of the 4 patients, the EEG results and the effect of antiepileptic treatment permise to conclude that even the episodic and the permanent depression were of epileptic etiology, with temporal lobe localisation. Based on the symptomatology found in the 4 patients, the Author admits the hypothesis that the epileptic depression is characteristic and that it should be possible to distinguish it, clinically, from other depressions. It is suggested, for this permanent form, the name "permanent temporal depression".

Adult↗

[Adverse effects and errors in antieplieptic therapy].

Reporting 6 cases of patients who presented many psychiatric and somatic symptoms consequently to different antiepilectic treatments, the authors demonstrate that the careful changing of the therapeutic avoided these inconvenients, without jeopardizing the control of the epileptic seizures. The necessity for the specialists to be attentive to these side effects is emphasized. Based on their own experience the authors suggest a few rules to prevent and correct these inconvenients.

Adolescent↗