Evaluating the mediating role of executive functions for antiepileptic drugs' effects on IQ in children and adolescents with epilepsy

Several studies suggest that antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment may permanently or reversibly affect intelligence (intelligence quotient [IQ]) in children and adolescents with epilepsy. Since AED treatment preferentially affects attention and executive functions, we evaluated the potentially mediati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epilepsy & behavior 2019-07, Vol.96, p.98-103
Hauptverfasser:	Helmstaedter, Christoph, Witt, Juri-Alexander, Hoppe, Christian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antiepileptic drugs Children Drug load Epilepsy Executive functions Intelligence
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