Depression and Epilepsy: The Evidence for Co-Morbidity

Elson So, M.D.

Introduction

Dr. Elson so is Professor of Neurology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN.  He received his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas College of Medicine and Surgery and completed his residency and fellowship at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University.  His main research interests are in EEG and epilepsy, uncontrolled epilepsy: advanced medically and surgical treatments, imaging in epilepsy, and epilepsy morbidity and mortality.

Learning Objectives

• Define the relationships between depression and epilepsy
• Counsel the risk of depression and suicidality with antiepileptic medication use
• Promptly identify depression in the patient with epilepsy

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Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry: 

None

No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:

Brian Palmer, M.D., Michael Bostwick, M.D., Karen Grothe, Ph.D., Lois Krahn, M.D., Jarrod Leffler, Ph.D., Larissa Loukianova, M.D., Mary Machulda, Ph.D., Patricia Maus, M.D., Amber Pearson, Jeffrey Staab, M.D., Cosima Swintak, M.D., Kristin Vickers Douglas, Ph.D., Cynthia Harbeck-Weber, Ph.D., Michael Zaccariello, Ph.D., Georgina Rink, Charlene Nelson

Speaker: Elson So, M.D.

References to off-label usage(s) of pharmaceuticals or instruments in their presentation:

None

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