Cognitive impairments in epilepsy
https://doi.org/10.14412/2074-2711-2013-2458
Abstract
Cognitive impairments in epilepsy are a current problem in neurology. The basis of the idea on the pathogenesis of higher nervous system dysfunctions is the interaction of a few factors that include the form and duration of the disease, gender differences, and the impact of antiepileptic therapy. The role of interattack epileptiform changes in the development of cognitive deficit in adults and epileptic encephalopathies in children is discussed. Up-to-date neurophysiological and neuroimaging diagnostic methods allow the detection of new features in the course and progression of higher nervous system dysfunctions in epilepsy.
About the Authors
Aleksandr Anatolyevich KostylevRussian Federation
N V Pizova
Russian Federation
N A Pizov
Russian Federation
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Kostylev A.A., Pizova N.V., Pizov N.A. Cognitive impairments in epilepsy. Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Psychosomatics. 2013;5(4):66-70. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14412/2074-2711-2013-2458