Cognitive impairment seen in preschool children with epilepsy, study finds

Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 09:30 in Psychology & Sociology

A recent study has shown that cognitive impairment is evident early on in preschool children with epilepsy, consistent with results of similar studies in older children. Age of onset of first seizure is a significant predictor of cognitive impairment according to this study -- the first to evaluate cognitive impairment in children age three to six.

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