Patient's question:
My child is always a bit silly and doesn't learn as well as his peers. He has had epilepsy since he was young, and he is still being treated with antiepileptic drugs. Occasionally, he still has twitching in his hands and feet. I want to know if epilepsy affects intelligence. What kind of help do I need: Does epilepsy affect intelligence?Doctor's answer:
Epileptic seizures can also affect a person's intelligence. For example, during a seizure, neurons in the cerebral cortex may be damaged, and there is a clear relationship between the condition of the cerebral cortex cells and a person's intelligence. According to relevant clinical observations, 67.5% of patients with epilepsy who have more than one seizure per day are affected in terms of intelligence. Patients with epilepsy who have 1 to 20 seizures per month account for 54.1% of those affected in terms of intelligence.