Acute Cognitive Effects of Nonconvulsive Difficult-to-Detect Epileptic Seizures and Epileptiform...
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Aldenkamp, Albert P.; Arends, Johan; Overweg-Plandsoen, Truus C.G.; van Bronswijk, Karin C.; Schyns-Soeterboek, Angelique; Linden, Inge v.d.; Diepman, Leonie
- Source
- Journal of Child Neurology. Feb2001, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p119. 5p. 1 Diagram, 4 Charts.
- Subject
- *SEIZURES in children
*ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
*COGNITION disorders in children
*MEMORY disorders
- Language
- ISSN
- 0883-0738
Compares the acute cognitive effects of short nonconvulsive seizures with the effects of interictal epileptiform electroencephalographic discharges in children. Pathologic sequela of seizures associated with cognitive impairment; Correlations between the number of seizures and impaired alertness and between the duration of the ictal period and memory impairment; Accumulated cognitive effect of seizures.