Epilepsy and learning disability
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Epilepsy and learning disability. West syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Landau-Kleffner syndrome, Down’s syndrome. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Epilepsy syndromes associated with learning disability
- West syndrome
- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
- Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Down’s syndrome
- SHANK3 gene mutations: usually atypical absence seizures
- IQSEC2-related epilepsy
Symptoms that mimic seizures in people with learning disability
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References
- Brown SW. Managing severe epilepsy in the community. Adv Psychiatr Treat 1998; 4:345-355.
- Holder JL Jr, Quach MM. The spectrum of epilepsy and electroencephalographic abnormalities due toSHANK3 loss-of-function mutations. Epilepsia 2016; doi: 10.1111/epi.13506 (Epub ahead of print).
- Zerem A, Haginoya K, Lev D, et al. The molecular and phenotypic spectrum ofIQSEC2-related epilepsy. Epilepsia 2016; doi: 10.1111/epi.13560 (Epub ahead of print).
- Chapman M, Iddon P, Atkinson K, et al. The misdiagnosis of epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review. Seizure 2011; 20:101-106.
