Risks of Academic Underachievement in Epilepsy

Abstract

The relation between neuropsychological functioning and academic achievement and the role of family environment, seizures, and psychosocial variables were examined in 173 children with chronic epilepsy, ages 8 to 15 years, at Purdue School of Science; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; and University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine, WI.

Keywords

• neuropsychological deficits
• writing ability
• psychomotor function