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Recurrent Prolonged Epileptic Fugue State Misdiagnosed as Psychosis? Tale of a Middle-Aged Female Nigerian African

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DOI: 10.23958/ijirms/vol02-i09/04· Pages: 1266 to 1267· Vol. 2, No. 09, (2017)· Published: January 25, 2018
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Abstract

A fugue is a state of reversible amnesia for personal identity in which case an individual wanders away from home or place of work for periods of hours, days or even weeks. It could be psychogenic (dissociative) or organic. We report a case of epileptic fugue state in a middle-aged woman treated with carbamazepine after several years of misdiagnosis as a psychotic disorder.

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EpilepticFugue statePsychosis
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Paul Olowoyo
Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti/ Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Oluwafunmilayo Oguntoye
Department of Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti.
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John Akinbote
Department of Mental Health, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti/ Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Rufus Akinyemi, Mayowa Owolabi
University College Hospital, Ibadan/ University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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