Abstract:Summary
I. This review indicates that:
a. There is no cognitive deficit which is characteristic of all epileptics, i.e., of seizures.
b. There is no clear–cut evidence of an impairment which differentiates deterioration in epilepsy from deterioration in other disorders.
c. The correlation of focal cerebral dysfunction with specific seizure phenomena is becoming the basis of clinical diagnosis in the epilepsies. Investigations of psychological deficit in relation to these variables suggest that different kinds … Show more
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