Analysis of risk factors of cognitive function in epileptic patients with depression

VernacularTitle:癫痫伴抑郁症患者认知功能影响的危险因素分析
Author: Honghua XU ; Songquan CAI ; Lan WANG ; Jun ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Epilepsy; Depression; Cognitive function; Risk factors
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(12):2152-2153
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the risk factors of cognitive function in out-patients with depression in order to direct clinical therapy.Methods The clinical data of 180 cases of epileptic patients with depression from September 2005 to March 2009 were analyzed retrospectively.Results In 180 cases of epileptic patients with depression,82 cases(45.6%) of cognitive function were found,the occurrence with sex,marital status,the site of epileptic foci,the types of epileptic seizures were no significant correlation(P＞0.05),but related with onset age,educational level,disease course,the frequency of epileptic seizures and duration of attack (P＜0.05).Conclusion The risk factors of cognitive function in epileptic patients with depression were onset age,educational level,disease course,seizure frequency and duration of attack,it should avoid the occurrence of these risk factors and improve the quality of life of patients in clinical practice.