Esquizofreniform psychosis after epilepsy surgey. A case of forced normalization fenomena

Abstract

The present case report is about the development of a eschizophreniform psychosis after epilepsy surgery (anterior temporal lobectomy). This adverse event was the novo, in a patient without a history of previous psychosis.

This case have been studied pre and post-surgery, and have been used the DSM IV diagnosis criteria. The patient developed a subacute alucinatory-delusion syndrome, while seizures disappeared. This inverse relationship is an example of alternative psychosis or forced normalization after surgery treatment. This clinic example may us think about the controversial relationship between temporal epilepsy and psychosis.