Epilepsia: Personalidad, depresión, atención y memori

Abstract

The main purpose of this research was to identify the presence of personality, mood (depression), at-tention and memory disorders in 20 epileptic patients aged between 18 and 40 years. This evaluation was conducted with an abbreviated multidimensional scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory [MMPI (Minimult)j to assess personality, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to assess de-pression, the Trail Making Test (TMT) to measure the level of attention and Wechsler Memory Scale to assess memory. Results show no clinically significant alterations of the assessed issues. Implications of this research are stated in the discussion