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D. Frank Benson, MD; Bruce L. Miller, MD; Stephen F. Signer, MD

Arch Neurol. 1986;43(5):471-474.

Abstract
• Two individuals with well-defined seizure problems developed dual personalities. One personality was irritable and hostile, the other placid; in each case, a major seizure preceded the shift from the former to the latter. Each personality was amnesic for the other. The incidence of seizures in patients with multiple personality disorder is higher than expected, and these cases demonstrate a direct relationship.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 6, 1985.

Reprint requests to the Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, 710 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Dr Benson).

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