Журнал эпилепсии

Cognitive Impairments in Patients with Epilepsy

Abstract

Korostiy Iryna

A persistent propensity for epileptic seizures as well as the neurobiological, cognitive, psychological, and social effects of this illness define epilepsy as a chronic, polyetiological neuropsychiatric disorder. One of the most prevalent neuropsychiatric conditions, epilepsy affects roughly 65 million people globally. With age, the prevalence of epilepsy rises. Therefore, 25% of cases of this illness are initially discovered in people over 65. Epilepsy is significantly more common in a number of neuropsychiatric and physical illnesses, including traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular disorders, and Alzheimer's disease.