Internationale Zeitschrift für Neurorehabilitation

The Potential Role of Neurocognitive Rehabilitation in Epilepsy

Abstract

Yu-Ting Chung, I-Chieh Hsieh, Ming-Chi Lai and Chin-Wei Huang

Epilepsy is a chronic dynamic medical problem requiring long-term treatment. In addition to seizures, patients with epilepsy often face a wide range of limitations in school, social situations, and employment, primarily because of cognitive impairments, especially of memory and attention. Cognitive rehabilitation therapy to restore patients’ ability to deal with routine activities of daily lives has been used for years. Moreover, other studies have reported that these programs are effective in the epilepsy in memory and attention domains, and thus can be incorporated into comprehensive care programs. We reviewed studies on the two basic pragmatic approaches-retraining and compensation methods-especially the latter.