Antonietta Coppola, Carmela Caccavale, Lia Santulli, Simona Balestrini, Claudia Cagnetti, Laura Licchetta, Marcello Esposito, Francesca Bisulli, Paolo Tinuper, Leandro Provinciali, Carlo Minetti, Federico Zara, Pasquale Striano, Salvatore Striano
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this report was to assess the psychiatric comorbidity in a group of patients affected by autosomal dominant cortical tremor, myoclonus, and epilepsy (ADCME). METHODS: Reliable and validated psychodiagnostic scales including the BDI (Beck Depression Inventory), STAI-Y1 and 2 (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - Y; 1 and 2), MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - 2), and QoLIE-31 (Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory - 31) were administered to 20 patients with ADCME, 20 patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), and 20 healthy controls...
March 2016: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B