AGGRESSION IN HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA

Course overview

PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS ARE A COMMON COMORBID FEATURE OF HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA WITH EPILEPSY. THEY ARE MOST DISABLING AND ARE A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FOR THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILIES. MOST COMMONLY, PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS PRESENT WITH EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS SUCH AS AGGRESSION AND RAGE ATTACKS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS AND DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, TREATING, MANAGING, AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.