Children (10-12 years age) of women with epilepsy have lower intelligence, attention and memory: Observations from a prospective cohort case control study

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 58-62

  Gopinath, Neelima ^a   Muneer, Anila K ^a   Unnikrishnan, Syam ^a   Varma, Ravi Prasad ^a   Thomas, Sanjeev V ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antenatal exposure; Antiepileptic drug; Cognitive outcome; Epilepsy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; FOLIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EXPOSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MONOTHERAPY; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REY AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST; TRAIL MAKING TEST; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN; ATTENTION; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY; MOTHER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MOTHERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84946218173     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.09.003     Document Type: Article

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