Control of Epilepsy in a Mentally Retarded Population: Lack of Correlation with IQ, Neurological Status, and Electroencephalogram.

Marcus, Joseph C.

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ERIC Number: EJ467044

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Control of Epilepsy in a Mentally Retarded Population: Lack of Correlation with IQ, Neurological Status, and Electroencephalogram.

Marcus, Joseph C.

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v98 suppl p47-51 1993

This study, involving 90 children with mental retardation and epilepsy, classified and compared level of retardation, neurological findings, and electroencephalograms with the quality of seizure control. No correlation was found between quality of control and any of these parameters. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Children, Classification, Correlation, Drug Therapy, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Mental Retardation, Neurological Impairments, Outcomes of Treatment, Seizures

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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