Postsurgical Outcome in Pediatric Patients with Epilepsy: A Comparison of Patients with Intellectual Disabilities, Subaverage Intelligence, and Average‐Range Intelligence

Summary:  Purpose: Intellectual disabilities are often associated with bilateral or diffuse morphologic brain damage. The chances of becoming seizure free after focal surgery are therefore considered to be worse in patients with intellectual disabilities. The risk of postoperative cognitive deficits could increase because diffuse brain damage lowers the patient's ability to compensate for surgically induced deficits. Several studies in adult patients have indicated that IQ alone is not a good predictor of postoperative cognitive and seizure outcome. Our study evaluated this subject in children and adolescents.

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