ORCID
- Rohit Shankar: 0000-0002-1183-6933
- Lance Watkins: 0000-0002-0447-5906
Abstract
Epilepsy in people with intellectual disability is more than the sum of the two conditions. Diagnosis is challenging in the face of cognitive and communication difficulties and in some instances the need to rely on third party information and difficulties in accessing relevant investigations. Treatment is complicated by the lack of evidence specific to intellectual disability and associated neurodevelopmental comorbidities. The presence in many with associated physical and psychological co-morbidity in the face of treatment resistance and increased preponderance to side effects and challenging behavior makes epilepsy management in people with intellectual disability highly complex. It can be argued that specific understanding and skill sets are needed to help manage this vulnerable group. This book chapter looks to outline the unique challenges and questions to treatment this special population poses and looks to provide evidence based up to date answers where available.
DOI Link
Publication Date
2019-02-08
Publication Title
Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
ISBN
9783319900827, 3030079309, 9783319900834
Deposit Date
2024-07-03
Additional Links
First Page
187
Last Page
202
Recommended Citation
Shankar, R., Watkins, L., & Brown, S. (2019) 'Intellectual disability and epilepsy', Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, , pp. 187-202. Springer International Publishing: Available at: 10.1007/978-3-319-90083-4_10
