Abstract
Forced normalization is the emergence of psychoses following the establishment of seizure control in an uncontrolled epilepsy patient. Two illustrative clinical vignettes are provided about people with epilepsy that was newly controlled and followed by emergence of a psychosis; symptoms appeared only after attaining ictal control. For recognition and differential diagnosis purposes, understanding forced normalization is important in clinical practice.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 38-41 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| State | Published - May 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Epilepsy seizures
- Forced normalization
- Ictal disorder
- Ictus
- Pharmcotherapy medication
- Psychosis
- Psychotic
- Seizure control convulsions
- Seizure disorder
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health