%0 Journal Article %1 Eriksson1998 %A Eriksson, K. %A Eril?, T. %A Kivim?ki, T. %A Koivikko, M. %D 1998 %J Am J Ment Retard %K Age of Onset; Anticonvulsants; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Retardation; Prevalence; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity Illness Index %N 5 %P 464--472 %T Evolution of epilepsy in children with mental retardation: five-year experience in 78 cases. %V 102 %X Various aspects of epilepsy, including its evolution, were studied in 78 children with mental retardation in a prospective 5-year (1989-1994) follow-up study. Level of mental retardation was moderate or even more severe (IQ < 50) in 83\% of children, and 56\% suffered from significant cerebral palsy. Epilepsy remained uncontrolled in 28\% of cases, 2-year remission was achieved by 26\%, and mortality was 12\% during the study period. Associated cerebral palsy was the most important single risk factor for severe epilepsy, and several handicaps seemed to have a strong multiplicative effect. Complexity of epilepsy in children with mental retardation was reflected by the evolutionary features described.

@article{Eriksson1998, abstract = {Various aspects of epilepsy, including its evolution, were studied in 78 children with mental retardation in a prospective 5-year (1989-1994) follow-up study. Level of mental retardation was moderate or even more severe (IQ < 50) in 83\% of children, and 56\% suffered from significant cerebral palsy. Epilepsy remained uncontrolled in 28\% of cases, 2-year remission was achieved by 26\%, and mortality was 12\% during the study period. Associated cerebral palsy was the most important single risk factor for severe epilepsy, and several handicaps seemed to have a strong multiplicative effect. Complexity of epilepsy in children with mental retardation was reflected by the evolutionary features described.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:25:20.000+0200}, author = {Eriksson, K. and Eril?, T. and Kivim?ki, T. and Koivikko, M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2752e12dd48ee8761fc95540899179916/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {64d02932b6e382fe9a102eaea2ac4314}, intrahash = {752e12dd48ee8761fc95540899179916}, journal = {Am J Ment Retard}, keywords = {Age of Onset; Anticonvulsants; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Retardation; Prevalence; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity Illness Index}, month = Mar, number = 5, pages = {464--472}, pmid = {9544343}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:25:20.000+0200}, title = {Evolution of epilepsy in children with mental retardation: five-year experience in 78 cases.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 102, year = 1998 }