Isolated Hyperreligiosity in a Patient with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Joint Authors
Garcia-Santibanez, Rocio C.
Sarva, Harini
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 40-year-old man with history of temporal lobe epilepsy presented to the emergency department with hyperreligiosity after medication noncompliance.
After medications were resumed, he returned to baseline.
Many famous prophets are believed to have suffered epilepsy.
Waxman and Geschwind described a group of traits in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy consisting of hyperreligiosity, hypergraphia, altered sexual behavior, aggressiveness, preoccupation with details, and circumstantiality.
The incidence of religious experiences ranges from 0.3 to 3.1 percent in patients with epilepsy.
Religious experiences can be ictal, interictal, or postictal.
Treatment is aimed at the underlying seizure etiology.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Garcia-Santibanez, Rocio C.& Sarva, Harini. 2015. Isolated Hyperreligiosity in a Patient with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059001
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Garcia-Santibanez, Rocio C.& Sarva, Harini. Isolated Hyperreligiosity in a Patient with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059001
American Medical Association (AMA)
Garcia-Santibanez, Rocio C.& Sarva, Harini. Isolated Hyperreligiosity in a Patient with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059001
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059001
