Abstract
Objective
To characterize the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage on cognitive function as well as clinical, sociodemographic, and family factors in children with new onset idiopathic epilepsy and healthy controls.
Methods
Research participants were 288 children aged 8-18 years with recent onset epilepsy (CWE, n = 182; mean age = 12.2 ±3.2 years), healthy first-degree cousin controls (HC, n = 106; mean age = 12.5 ±3.0), and one biological or adopted parent per child (n=279). All participants were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological battery (reasoning, language, memory, executive function, motor function, and academic achievement). Family ...
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