Quantitative EEG Markers in Mild Cognitive Impairment in Epilepsy
Quantitative EEG Markers in Mild Cognitive Impairment in Epilepsy
Epileptic patients are plighted with limited daily activities, social dysfunction, family
 conflicts and cognitive impairment. Most of the studies had showed that cognitive disorders
 were frequent in patients with epilepsy.The cognitive impairment has been reported in around
 25% of epileptic patients.
Cognitive consequences in epilepsy are often described in the following domains: verbal
 memory, language, executive functions, and attention. However, most of the studies focus on
 one or two domains in a relatively small sample.

 Few studies have investigated the influential factors for the epilepsy-related cognitive
 impairment . However, most of these studies merely focused on one or a few potential factors
 and failed to consider possible distractions from other influential factors. Therefore, it is
 crucial to include more potential factors in the analysis and to rule out possible
 confounding interactions between factors.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients with clinically confirmed epilepsy in adult patients.

 -  Non-symptomatic epilepsy.

 -  Normal CT or MRI brain, and

 -  Education level of primary school at least to respond to the scales correctly were
 included.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Psycho-neurological illnesses,

 -  History of alcoholism or drug abuse, or

 -  Recently on medications that may affect cognitive functions (like antidepressants and
 antipsychotic drugs).