Longer duration of epilepsy and earlier age at epilepsy onset correlate with impaired cognitive development in infancy.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2009
Abstract
We assessed the impact of age at onset of epilepsy and duration and frequency of seizures on cognitive development in children less than 3 years old. Retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data and neuropsychological testing of 33 infants with epilepsy. Developmental quotients were calculated and were correlated with age at epilepsy onset, duration of epilepsy, seizure frequency, brain pathology, and types of seizures (with/without spasms) as potential predictors. Infants with longer duration and earlier onset of epilepsy performed worse on developmental neuropsychological testing. Regression analyses showed that age at epilepsy onset and percentage of life with epilepsy were both strongly associated (regression model P
Volume
16
Issue
3
First Page
431
Last Page
435
ISSN
1525-5069
Published In/Presented At
Vendrame, M., Alexopoulos, A. V., Boyer, K., Gregas, M., Haut, J., Lineweaver, T., Wyllie, E., & Loddenkemper, T. (2009). Longer duration of epilepsy and earlier age at epilepsy onset correlate with impaired cognitive development in infancy. Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 16(3), 431–435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.08.008
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
19767243
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article