http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25653301
Australas Psychiatry. 2015 Apr;23(2):166-8. doi: 10.1177/1039856214568223. Epub 2015 Feb 4.
Gender dysphoria "cured" by status epilepticus.
Parkinson J1.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
A case is described pointing to the biological factors in gender identity and personality structure.
METHODS:
The history is presented of a transsexual patient who experienced a change of gender identity and personality following an episode of status epilepticus.
RESULTS:
The patient presented as convincingly feminine and with features of Borderline Personality Disorder. She had an old brain injury. After a prolonged epileptic episode the Borderline features disappeared and the patient expressed a clearly male identity.
CONCLUSIONS:
The findings are equivocal: they may be seen both as reflecting a change in a neurologically structured identity and as a resetting of psychosocially acquired characteristics.
© The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2015.
KEYWORDS:
Borderline Personality; brain damage; gender identity; status epilepticus
