Age Differences in Cognitive Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Focal Epilepsy
The study aimed to investigate age features of cognitive changes in children and adolescents with focal epilepsy. The study involved 82 children and adolescents aged from 6 to 16. All the subjects underwent comprehensive neuropsychological examination of higher mental function. The paper describes different types of disorders of higher mental functions, depending on age and localization of epileptic focus. The authors show specific cognitive changes in two age groups with focal epilepsy.