Seizing control of epileptic activity can improve outcome

Kevin E. Chapman; Nicola Specchio; Shlomo Shinnar; Gregory L. Holmes

doi:10.1111/epi.13109

Seizing control of epileptic activity can improve outcome

Kevin E. Chapman, Nicola Specchio, Shlomo Shinnar, Gregory L. Holmes

Neurology

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Abstract

In epileptic encephalopathy, the seizures and interictal epileptiform activity create additional neurocognitive dysfunction beyond that due to the underlying etiology. Treatment leading to a reduction in seizures or interictal abnormalities may help improve neurocognitive function in these situations. The focus of our discussion is reviewing data that support the concept that treatment can impact outcome independent of the etiology in some cases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1482-1485
Number of pages	4
Journal	Epilepsia
Volume	56
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.13109
State	Published - Oct 1 2015

Keywords

Cognitive impairment
Epilepsy
Epileptic encephalopathy
Humans
Treatment

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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