EFFECT OF SEIZURE CONTROL ON IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS

A group of fifty epileptic patients were tested with neuropsychological tools for cognitive functions like memory, intelligence, visuomotor coordination, spatial perception and body schema perception. Patients were on carbamazepine and were tested after three months. Seizure improvement was shown to...

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Autores principales: Nainian, M.R., Behere, P.B., Mohanti, S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1993
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2978489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21743632
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Sumario:A group of fifty epileptic patients were tested with neuropsychological tools for cognitive functions like memory, intelligence, visuomotor coordination, spatial perception and body schema perception. Patients were on carbamazepine and were tested after three months. Seizure improvement was shown to have different effects on different cognitive functions. Memory and intellectual deficits improved, while no difference was observed in visuomotor coordination, spatial and personal perception.

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