Surgery Benefits Children With Epilepsy Posted: 05-29-05 22:23pm
Surgery reduces seizures and increases iq
in children with epilepsy, according to a
german study in a recent issue of
epilepsia.
The study tracked 50 preschool children
for several years after they had surgery
to treat epilepsy. A year after surgery,
82 percent of the children showed stable
improvements in development and three of
them showed gains of more than 15 points
in iq. Only seizure-free children showed
gains in iq.
