Cognitive problems may appear in children with epilepsy
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Up to half of new cases of epilepsy are in children and adolescents. This is particularly significant because the onset of epilepsy in children can have a lasting impact on their cognitive development, says Philip Fastenau, a neurologist at Case Western Reserve's School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland.