Altered brain development found in children with newly diagnosed epilepsy

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 08:31 in Psychology & Sociology

A newly published study reports that children with new/recent onset epilepsy have significantly slowed expansion of white matter volume compared to healthy children over a two year interval. The reduced white matter volume may affect brain connectivity and influence cognition.

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