Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy and psychiatric outcome after epilepsy surgery

► We investigate psychiatric comorbidity in pharmocoresistant focal epilepsy. ► We provide cross-sectional preoperative data and analysis of postoperative outcome. ► We emphasize the importance of a psychiatric evaluation prior to epilepsy surgery. ► Postoperative follow-up in epilepsy patients with psychopathology is desirable.