OBJECTIVE: As treatment options for epilepsy have increased, there has been a
commensurate increase in interest in the side effect profiles of these drugs. METHODS: In …

Antiepileptic drugs have been reported to have a variety of adverse effects on behavior and
performance in children with epilepsy. Previous studies investigating these side effects …

Epilepsy is a major public health concern, with prevalence estimated to be slightly less than
1%(Annegers, 1996). Each year, 25,000 to 40,000 children in the United States alone …

Purpose: To determine possible cognitive and behavioral effects of antiepileptic drug (AED)
therapy by assessing children with newly diagnosed epilepsy before and after initiation of …

The effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on cognitive function and behavior in children are
reviewed on the basis of published studies. Individual AEDs have been shown to differ–the …

Cognitive and behavioral impairments are found more often among epileptic children than
among their peers. The cause of these impairments is multifactorial. Identifying the relative …

Although the causes of cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy have not been
completely elucidated, three factors are clearly involved: the underlying etiology of epilepsy …

Objectives Cognitive abilities and executive functions in children and adolescents are
important indicators of quality of life as well as academic and social achievements. Cognitive …

Using a randomized parallel group study design, we compared the cognitive effects of
carbamazepine (CBZ), phenobarbital (PB), and valproate (VPA) in children with epilepsy …

The objective of this study was to assess cognitive performance and behavioral symptoms in
a sample of children diagnosed with partial epilepsy who were seizure controlled on AED …