Global development and adaptive behaviour in children with early-onset epilepsy: a population-based case-control study.

Colin ReillyPatricia AtkinsonAyesha MemonChloe JonesLyvia DabydeenKrishna B DasChristopher GillbergBrian G R NevilleJ Matthew MahoneyRod C Scott

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2018)

Children with early-onset epilepsy are at significant risk of intellectual disability. Developmental impairment is associated with use of polytherapy but not with any seizure parameters. Developmental profiles in young children with epilepsy differ from other conditions.

Keyphrases

early onset
intellectual disability
late onset
autism spectrum disorder
young adults
temporal lobe epilepsy