Childhood epilepsy linked to significantly lower long-term educational attainment

Early-onset epilepsy tied to lower academic achievement

Childhood epilepsy is linked to significantly poorer exam grades and long term educational attainment, with the lowest levels of academic prowess among those whose neurological disorder started when they were very young, finds a large, long term Danish study, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

Childhood epilepsy linked to significantly lower long-term educational attainment

Childhood epilepsy is linked to significantly poorer exam grades and long-term educational attainment, with the lowest levels of academic achievement among those whose neurological disorder started when they were very young, finds a large, long-term Danish study published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

Childhood epilepsy associated with markedly lower educational attainment

Childhood epilepsy is associated with markedly poorer educational outcomes that can persist well into adulthood, according to a large nationwide Danish study tracking nearly 1.2 million people for more than three decades. The research, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, found that children diagnosed with epilepsy were more likely to leave school without completing their first level of education, achieved lower exami…