Are people with epilepsy also mentally handicapped?
Many people mistakenly believe that people with epilepsy are also mentally handicapped. In the large majority of cases, this is not true. Like any other group of people, people with epilepsy have a range of intellectual abilities. Some are brilliant and some score below average on intelligence tests, but most are somewhere in the middle. Most have normal intelligence and lead productive lives. There are some people, however, who have epilepsy associated with brain injuries that cause neurological impairments, including mental handicap. Please click here for more on Epilepsy and Developmental Disabilities.
