A study of intelligence status and affecting factors in epilepsy patients / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study intelligence status and affecting factors in epilepsy patients. Methods Fifty three patients and the same number of normal controls were evaluated with Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-RC) ,and the related factors were investigated with self-made questionnaires. Results The verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ), performance intelligence quotient (PIQ) and full-scale intelligence quotient (FIQ) were(68.17±8.58),(67.40 ± 10.05) ,(65.04 ±9.45) respectively, lower than those of normal controls (106.31 ±10.25), (108.45 ± 11.34) ,(107. 42 ±11.03) respectively. Main influencing factors contributing to VIQ were frequency of epileptic seizure, education level and etiological classification of epilepsy. Main influencing factors contributing to PIQ were frequency of epileptic seizure and education level. Main influencing factors contributing to FIQ were frequency of epileptic seizure, education level and history of traumatic brain injury or encephalitis. Conclusion Intelligence status is lower in epilepsy patients and its influencing factors are related to many respects.