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What are psychological or cognitive conditions that may go along with temporal lobe epilepsy? can tle affect executive functioning, being impulsive?
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Temporal lobe epilep: These seizures may cause anxiety depression and other mood disorders. Impulsivity may also be present which can affect executive function.
Answered 9/27/2013
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Geschwind's syndrome: Classical personality interictal changes, include lack of sexual interest, hyper-religiousity or multiple conversions, excessive writing or drawing, obsessional activities, labile emotional shifts such as mania, depression, guilt, anger, hostility, emotional intensity. Even the bible describes these sorts of personalities.
Answered 9/28/2016
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