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Mathematics Skills in Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Belinda J Poole¹, Natalie L Phillips¹, Brittany L Killer¹

¹School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.

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Summary

Individuals with epilepsy show moderate impairments in mathematics skills, including early numeracy, calculation, and reasoning. These deficits vary based on seizure focus location in both children and adults.

Keywords:

Academics Epilepsy Mathematics Numeracy

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Mathematics skills encompass early numeracy (e.g., counting) and advanced calculation/reasoning.
Epilepsy can potentially impact cognitive functions, including mathematical abilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the severity and patterns of early numeracy and secondary mathematics skills in individuals with epilepsy.
To analyze these mathematical deficits in both adult and child populations.

Main Methods:

Systematic review guided by PRISMA statement.
Inclusion of 20 adult and 67 child studies.
Meta-analyses to determine the effect size of impairments across various mathematics outcomes.

Main Results:

Significant moderate impairments in overall mathematics outcomes were found in adults (g=-0.676) and children (g=-0.593) with epilepsy.
Specific deficits observed: adults showed impaired reasoning (g=-0.736), while children had impaired early numeracy (g=-0.383), calculation (g=-0.762), and reasoning (g=-0.572).
Mathematics outcome severity differed based on the site of seizure focus.

Conclusions:

Individuals with epilepsy experience significant impairments in mathematics skills.
The location of the seizure focus influences the vulnerability of specific mathematics outcomes.
Further research is needed on early numeracy skills in adults with epilepsy.