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Volume 20 No 8 (2022)
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A cross-sectional study on the assessment of intellectual functioning in epileptic children
Dr. Khalid Almajmai, Dr. Hula R. Shareef, Dr. Faten Hatem Toman, Baghdad,Iraq
Abstract
Epilepsy in children is a commonly diagnosed phenomena and the requirement of
accurate diagnosis and treatment seek great attention in recent research. The correlation between
cognitive impairment and other factors such as ongoing seizures, antiepileptic syndrome, high
seizure frequency, and the consequences of poly-medication has to be revealed.
Aim: To evaluate the intellectual functioning in the children affected with epilepsy and thereby
assess the impact of epilepsy-associated variables on their IQ score
Keywords
Epilepsy, intellectual function, ILAE, seizure control, multiple drug therapy
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