INFLUENCE OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY ON MENTAL DISORDERS (MODERN DATA)

Abstract

Despite the recognition of the high prevalence of mental disorders in epilepsy, as well as the information contained in a number of works on the negative impact of preoperative psychopathological symptoms on the results of surgical intervention, this issue is poorly covered in the literature. An analysis of historical aspects of surgical treatment of epilepsy is given, modern data on the prognosis of surgical intervention in relation to seizure control, cognitive functioning, mental disorders are presented.