Epilepsy and Mental Ilness

Posted by melinda on October 6, 2002, at 16:42:31

Hi...
I'm not sure where to post this question.
Does anyone know if there is some sort of link between epilepsy and mental illness?
I recently found out that I have epilepsy in addition to schizophrenia. Interestingly, my sister also has epilepsy and schizo-affective disorder. It seems like there is a disproportionate number of people with epilepsy that also have some sort of mental illness (or conversely, a disproportionate amount of people with mental illness have epilepsy). It makes me wonder if there is some kind of link between the two. Maybe the brain chemical imbalances that cause the mental illnesses lower the seizure threshold somehow.
Thanks,
-melinda

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