TY - JOUR
T1 - Seizures and epilepsy in a mentally retarded population over the first 22 years of life
AU - Richardson, Stephen A.
AU - Koller, Helene
AU - Katz, Mindy
AU - McLaren, Janice
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - The paper examines seizure histories in a 5-year cohort, age 22, who had been classified as mentally retarded during the school years in a British city. Results are examined in relation to matched comparisons, a borderline mentally retarded group, and other studies. Twenty-seven percent of the mentally retarded experienced one or more seizures. Equivalent figures for the borderline and comparison groups are 11% and 4% respectively. Within the mentally retarded population, the more severely mentally retarded more often had seizures, had them earlier and over a longer time span than the mildly retarded. Seizures are described on a year-by-year basis using both longitudinal and cross-sectional views. Prevalence studies of epilepsy in mentally retarded populations are reviewed, and problems of definition and method are discussed.
AB - The paper examines seizure histories in a 5-year cohort, age 22, who had been classified as mentally retarded during the school years in a British city. Results are examined in relation to matched comparisons, a borderline mentally retarded group, and other studies. Twenty-seven percent of the mentally retarded experienced one or more seizures. Equivalent figures for the borderline and comparison groups are 11% and 4% respectively. Within the mentally retarded population, the more severely mentally retarded more often had seizures, had them earlier and over a longer time span than the mildly retarded. Seizures are described on a year-by-year basis using both longitudinal and cross-sectional views. Prevalence studies of epilepsy in mentally retarded populations are reviewed, and problems of definition and method are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0270-3092(80)90021-1
DO - 10.1016/0270-3092(80)90021-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 7337450
AN - SCOPUS:0019238740
VL - 1
SP - 123
EP - 138
JO - Research in Developmental Disabilities
JF - Research in Developmental Disabilities
SN - 0891-4222
IS - 1-2
ER -