title: [Peculiarities of cognitive functions in children with epilepsy].
abstract: A study aims at investigation of causes and structure of cognitive and emotional-personality interictal disturbances in children with different forms of epilepsy. Forty children, aged from 8 to 18 years, have been studied. Symptomatic epilepsy is diagnosed in 31 (77,5%) of patients, idiopathic epilepsy in 9 (22,5%) patients. Cognitive functions have been compared to the form of epilepsy, types of epileptic atacks, antiepileptic therapy and its efficacy. The results of the study reveal intellectual and memory disturbances in 62% of children with epilepsy and more severe disturbances in generalized absence of antiepileptic therapy or its ineffectiveness the marked disorders of intellectual and memory functions are demonstrated.
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Guzeva
authors.forename: V O
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Belash
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Guzeva
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Guzeva
authors.forename: Ibarra Eleonora Anastazi
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Okemba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male