Abstract

Epilepsy is a chronic condition with an estimated prevalence rate of 0.5-1% in the population, requiring long-term treatment. In addition to seizures, patients with epilepsy face a wide range of limitations in social life due to the impairments it entails, the main ones including cognitive impairments in memory and attention. Cognitive rehabilitation, aims at, the use of intervention strategies or technique that intends to manage, circumvent, reduce cognitive deficits and in the last decade, has been put into practice to treat patients with epilepsy, with the aim of restoring patients’ ability to cope with daily routines. This review aims to deepen knowledge about the disease by reviewing the clinical and neuropsychological characteristics of the patient with epilepsy, to rehabilitation treatment.

Keywords:Cognitive deficits; Cognitive rehabilitation; Epilepsy; Memory; Temporal lobe