Abstract
Opinion regarding the occurrence of epileptic convulsions in cases of uncomplicated schizophrenic psychosis is divided. While Kraepelin, Bleuler and Marchand reported that convulsive seizures not infrequently may be observed during the course of a schizophrenic psychosis, especially in catatonic patients, other authors have expressed the opinion that epileptic convulsions are extremely rare. The latter view has been expressed especially by Vorkastner 1 and by Strauss and Steiner, 2 who critically reviewed the literature on the subject. According to them the number of confirmed reports on epileptic convulsions in cases of dementia precox is extremely small, especially if strict criteria are applied in the evaluation of the various forms of attacks which may accompany a catatonic psychosis. If one demands the presence of pupillary disturbances, clonic-tonic movements and pathologic reflexes to indicate the epileptiform character of a seizure, the number of cases of dementia precox with attacks becomes extremely small. Strauss
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