The relationship between the location of the epileptiform focus and the cognitive problems

VernacularTitle:儿童癫癎性病灶部位与认知功能障碍
Author: Li XIN ; Xiao NONG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Cognition; Cerebral cortex; Epilepsy
From: International Journal of Pediatrics 2011;38(6):609-611
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Neurocognitive impairment frequently occurs in epilepsy patients,especially in children,which has been considered to interfere the development of mind and body and cause mental retardation.Now it has attracted wide attention from doctors home and abroad.The mechanisms are complicated,and may be influenced by several factors.Different locations of epileptiform focuses cause different cognitive impairment.This review aims to illustrate the major cognitive impairment in relation to the epileptogenic zone in brain,with a more detailed interest for temporal lobe epilepsy,frontal lobe epilepsy,occipital lobe epilepsy and parietal lobe epilepsy.