Cognitive Dysfunction and Brain Volume Abnormalities in New-Onset Idiopathic Epilepsy

Abstract

Neuropsychological function and quantitataive volumetric measurement of grey and white matter of cerebrum were determined in 53 children (ages 8-18 years) with recent-onset idiopathic epilepsy and compared to controls in a study at University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Keywords

• cognitive impairment
• idiopathic epilepsy
• cerebral abnormalities