I have been an epileptic for over 40 years and also was diagnosed with schizophrenia about 30 years ago when i was about 30. My sister was told recently that there are sometimes schizophrenic-like symptoms that, in some cases, go along with epilepsy. Is this correct? I would like to tell my doctor about it so she can get some more information as she has never mentioned this possibility and neither has my neurologist.
Jean
Hi jeannie5438,
A quick Google search for "epilepsy schizophrenia symptoms" yields numerous journal article abstracts. Here's a site to look at: http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/psysym_psychosis.html
I couldn't make sense of the technical info, and you probably wouldn't be able to either, so bring what you find to your doctor to talk about it.
One last thing: I knew someone who had both epilepsy and schizophrenia.
Regards,
Chri
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