title: Treatment of Cognitive Deficits in Epilepsy.
abstract: Cognitive deficits, including attention, language, memory, and executive dysfunction, are common in the setting of epilepsy and can greatly impair quality of life. The etiology is often multifactorial and may be due to the underlying seizure disorder, treatment adverse effects, and psychiatric comorbidities, among other factors. Management of cognitive deficits aims to address these underlying etiologies as well as provide rehabilitative strategies. Several investigational therapies are also currently under study. This article examines current and future treatments for cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, Suite 6000, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: beth.a.leeman@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Leeman-Markowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital - CIMIT, Harvard Medical School, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 702, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Schachter
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Attention; Cognition; Epilepsy; Executive function; Language; Memory; Neuropsychological; Seizures