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Psychosocial Dysfunction in Adults with Epilepsy.
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Pershad, Dwarka; Siddiqui, Razia S. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1992
This study examined the amount of psychosocial disturbance experienced by adults (n=53) in India with epilepsy, as well as the relationship between psychosocial dysfunction, duration of illness, and computerized axial tomography findings. Results indicated that three-quarters exhibited no or very mild psychosocial dysfunction. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems, Epilepsy
Discontinuance of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients with Developmental Disability and Diagnosis of Epilepsy.
Alvarez, Norberto – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
Followup 8 years after reduction of antiepileptic drugs in 50 institutionalized developmentally disabled epileptic patients found recurrence of seizures in 26 patients. Predictors for a seizure-free state off medication included few documented seizures in lifetime, no gross neurological abnormalities, and persistently normal electroencephalograms.…
Descriptors: Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy
Commentaries on Alvarez.
Holmes, Gregory L.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
Five responses to Alvarez (EC 220 238) comment on discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs with mentally retarded patients. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Followup Studies
Prevalence of Epilepsy and Associated Health Service Utilization and Mortality among Patients with Intellectual Disability.
Morgan, Christopher Ll.; Baxter, Helen; Kerr, Michael P. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2003
Examination of the prevalence of epilepsy and health service utilization in 1,595 people with intellectual disabilities in Wales found 16.1% had epilepsy. Standardized activity ratios were 3.07, 2.03, and 3.09 for inpatients, outpatients, and accident and emergency, respectively. Patients with intellectual disability and co-existing epilepsy used…
Descriptors: Adults, Death, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy
Clinical and Neurophysiological Aspects of Epilepsy in Subjects with Autism and Mental Retardation.
Elia, M.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Clinical and neurophysiological findings for 28 patients (mean age 15 years) with mental retardation, autism, and epilepsy were described, including classification of seizure type and epileptic syndrome, etiology, severity of autism and epilepsy, electroencephalography findings, and neuroimaging findings. No particular epileptic syndrome…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Epilepsy, Etiology
Academic Achievement and Behavioral Ratings in Children with Absence and Complex Partial Epilepsy.
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Williams, Jane; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
Assessment of 84 children diagnosed with controlled or uncontrolled complex partial or absence seizures but no documented learning or emotional disorders found no influence of seizure type on achievement test scores or behavioral ratings. A main effect was found for degree of control, with poorly controlled seizures correlating with lower reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
Talk as Social Support: Communication in an Epilepsy Self-Help Group.
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Droge, David – 1983
Supplementing a national survey of self-help group members, a study examined the functioning of an epilepsy self-help group in order to identify communication patterns establishing mutual aid. An examination of eight tape-recorded sessions was combined with an observer's field notes to develop a profile of the group. Analysis revealed a loosely…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Epilepsy