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Cognitive disorders in childhood epilepsy: a comparative longitudinal study using administrative healthcare data.

Anna-Lisa OechsleRüdiger von KriesIngo Borggraefe
Published in: Journal of neurology (2022)
Pre-pubertal children with epilepsy have a ten-fold higher risk for intellectual impairment compared to age-matched controls. This risk inversely correlates with the age of epilepsy manifestation. Cognitive impairment was diagnosed after epilepsy manifestation in the majority of patients.
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