Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, Manovikas Nagar, Bowenpally, Secunderabad - 500 011.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1992 Jan;34(1):12-7.
Epilepsy is one of the most frequently associated conditions with mental retardation which interferes with the learning process. Vie present study investigates the 1207 cases (Male -8I4, Female-393) registered at NIMH, Secunderabad, over a period of two years. Vie factors studied were the prevalence of epilepsy, degree of mental retardation, aetiology and associated factors. Ten mentally retarded persons with epilepsy were followed up longitudinally to study the effect of epilepsy on learning. It was observed that an attack of seizure resulted in a setback in the learning of skills. The results are discussed.
癫痫是与智力迟钝最常相关的疾病之一，它会干扰学习过程。本研究调查了在两年期间在海得拉巴 NIMH 登记的 1207 例病例（男性-814，女性-393）。研究的因素包括癫痫的患病率、智力迟钝的程度、病因和相关因素。对 10 名患有癫痫的智力迟钝患者进行了纵向随访，以研究癫痫对学习的影响。结果发现，癫痫发作会导致技能学习的倒退。结果进行了讨论。
