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Can seizures cause learning difficulties?

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Yes: Seizure activity (and often the recovery period - post-ictal period) hamper memory and learning. Also, anti-convulsant medications used to help prevent seizure activity can also impair learning ability, .

Answered 3/17/2017

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Dr. Carla Enriquez answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

And....: I agree with dr carlin. But the same cause of the seizures could be a causation for learning disabilities. For example, oxygen deprivation, prematurity, jaundice, infection, brain hemorrhage, low glucose, low calcium at birth can be associated with learning problems and seizures.

Answered 9/22/2019

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