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Norman Geschwind, MD

Arch Neurol. 1977;34(8):453.

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The issue of behavioral change in temporal lobe epilepsy has, to say the least, been the source of fierce argument. Unfortunately one of the major wellsprings of the acrimony has been the failure of many of the combatants to define the issues at stake. To some, the issue is how often a schizophreniform psychosis occurs in temporal lobe epilepsy, to others it is whether periodic disorders with amnesia take place in these cases. To still others, these issues are irrelevant and the argument centers not on whether temporal lobe epileptics differ from normals, but whether the incidence of personality disorder is higher in this condition than in other forms of epilepsy.

If read carefully with close attention to the investigators' results, it will be seen that the study of Bear and Fedio attempts—successfully in this reviewer's opinion—to answer two basic questions. These are: (1) Do a group of temporal lobe . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Neurological Unit Beth Israel Hospital 330 Brookline Ave Boston, MA 02215

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