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Evaluation of Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy

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Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Epilepsy

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Children with epilepsy have a range of cognitive ability, from profound global impairment to superior skills. Nevertheless, cognitive and behavioral difficulties have a higher base rate in children with epilepsy than in healthy children, and in some children, cognitive difficulties may predate first seizure (Fastenau et al., 2009). For this reason, neuropsychological assessment is helpful in identifying strengths and weaknesses in children with epilepsy, particularly early on in the condition (Fastenau et al., 2009). Appropriate assessment and characterization of cognitive and behavioral strengths and weaknesses may prove beneficial toward planning and tracking medical treatment (e.g., pharmacological, surgical, rehabilitative) and for educational planning (e.g., placement, allocation of educational services in a formal individualized educational plan), toward the goal of helping each child maximize academic and occupational potential.

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