Behavior and social competency in idiopathic and cryptogenic childhood epilepsy
Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Testa FM, Levy SR, Shinnar S, DiMario F. Behavior and social competency in idiopathic and cryptogenic childhood epilepsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2007, 49: 487-492. PMID: 17593118, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00487.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLack of remissionWorse behavioral problemsChildhood epilepsyMedication useMedication statusBehavioral problemsImpact of remissionCurrent medication useCommunity-based studyCompetency scoresCryptogenic epilepsyInitial diagnosisAntiepileptic drugsRemissionEpilepsyWorse scoresRelated disordersChildren 8Behavioral assessmentIndependent effectsChildrenDeleterious effectsScoresAttention problems