TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cognitive Deficits in Children with Epilepsy A1 - Smith, Mary L. A1 - Gallagher, Anne A1 - Lassonde, Maryse A2 - Duchowny, Michael A2 - Cross, J. Helen A2 - Arzimanoglou, Alexis Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Pediatric Epilepsy AB - Cognitive problems among children with epilepsy are of paramount concern. Cognition includes a variety of skills such as intelligence, attention, learning, remembering, reasoning, judging, planning, and expressing and understanding language. One's proficiency in these processes can influence other aspects of function such as behavior and social skills. During development, the maturation of cognitive processes is protracted, extending from infancy though to adolescence, and for more complex aspects of cognition such as executive function, even into young adulthood. Thus, in youth with epilepsy, seizures occur during a long window of time that is essential for the development of basic and complex cognitive skills that form the core foundation for long-term educational, vocational, and interpersonal adaptation.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138411637 ER -