Psychiatric Aspects of Childhood Epilepsy
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Childhood epilepsy is a chronic, recurrent disorder of unprovoked seizures. The onset of epilepsy in childhood has significant implications for brain growth and development. Seizures may impair the ongoing neurodevelopmental processes and compromise the child’s intellectual and cognitive functioning, leading to tremendous cognitive, behavioral and psychosocial consequences. Children with epilepsy are at increased risk for emotional and behavioral problems. In addition to the direct effects of epilepsy, there are multiple contributory factors including the underlying neurological abnormalities and adverse effects of medication. This review discusses the current understanding of various psychiatric aspects of childhood epilepsy, including the neuropsychological, behavioral and psychosocial concomitants of childhood epilepsy.
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THE LAST 10 years have been marked by progress in the study of epilepsy. A new international classification of epilepsy has been put forward (Gastaut et al., 1964). Succinamides have been introduced for the treatment of petit mal (Heathfield & Jewsbery, 1961) and have become an established treatment, while sulthiame (Fenton, Serafetinedes & Pond, 1964; Liu, 1966) and carbamazepine (Bird et al.,...
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