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Bipolar versus epilepsy. Are they related?
March 5, 2024
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Yes they’re related. And they even overlap. Although one doesn’t necessarily cause the other.
A psychiatrist might tell you that you are bipolar. A neurologist might diagnose you with psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES).
So which is it?
Epilepsy and Psychosis – Is It Genetic?
September 6, 2013
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Just as epilepsy is called “a storm in the brain,” psychosis might be viewed as “a lightning strike” to the brain.
Both have to do with havoc in the brain, but one’s a neurological issue and the other is a mental illness.
Totally different ballgames, right?
Maybe not, says new research which focuses on the genetic connection.
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Tags: Abilify (aripiprazole), common origins, Epilepsy, genetic connection, Geodon (ziprasidone), Ictal psychosis, link, mental illness, Moban (molindone), neurological issue, post-ictal, pre-ictal, psychosis, Risperidal (rispiridone), Seroquel (quetiapine), Thorazine (chlorpromazine) and Mellaril (thioridazine), toxic effects, twice the risk, Zyprexa (olanzapine)
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