RT Book, Section
A1 Smith, Mary L.
A1 Gallagher, Anne
A1 Lassonde, Maryse
A2 Duchowny, Michael
A2 Cross, J. Helen
A2 Arzimanoglou, Alexis
SR Print(0)
ID 1138411637
T1 Cognitive Deficits in Children with Epilepsy
T2 Pediatric Epilepsy
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071496216
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138411637
RD 2024/04/25
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