Behavioural and neuropsychological problems in refractory paediatric epilepsies.

The associated behavioural and neuropsychological profiles were studied in 573 children with refractory epilepsy, admitted in our residential Rehabilitation and Epilepsy Unit during the period 1984-2000. The aim of this study was to look for possible correlations between epileptic categories and behavioural profiles. The most frequent neuro-behavioural correlates in the different epilepsy categories were pervasive disorders (48/573=8%), attentional problems (43/573=7.