Phenomenology of temporal lobe dysfunction: a link to atypical psychosis--a series of cases.
G J Tucker, T R Price, V B Johnson, T McAllister
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease June 1986 DOI: 10.1097/00005053-198606000-00007 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Phenomenological study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 20 |
| Population | People with temporal lobe disorders manifested as complex partial seizures |
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that the phenomenology of complex partial seizures in 20 cases—episodic affective and cognitive disturbances and "spells" with normal functioning between episodes—closely resembles atypical or episodic psychosis, offering a possible theoretical link to its etiology. The authors contend these cases establish atypical psychosis as an entity distinct from the other major psychoses. |
Abstract
This report is a phenomenological study of 20 cases of temporal lobe disorders manifested as complex partial seizures. The major behavioral symptoms observed were episodic affective disturbances, episodic cognitive disturbances, and "spells," with normal functioning between episodes. The remarkable similarity of this phenomenology to what has been described as atypical or episodic psychosis provides a possible theoretical link to the etiology of atypical psychosis. These cases also establish atypical psychosis as an entity clearly different from the other major psychoses.
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