title: Psychosocial and neuropsychological function in children with epilepsy.
abstract: This paper reviews the psychosocial and neuropsychological effects of epilepsy on children and families across environments in which children function, specifically home and school. Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, affecting one percent of the population, that alters neurocognitive functioning effecting learning, memory and family adaptation. A review of epilepsy and its impact on quality of life, family and school function and psychiatric comorbidity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Neurobehavioral Disorders, Section of Child Neurology, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA. eleonard@bng.chw.edu
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life