THE CONSEQUENCES OF EPILEPSY ON THE LEARNING PROCESS OF CHILDREN

Abstract

Introduction: By definition, epilepsy is defined as a brain dysfunction characterized by a permanent predisposition to generate epileptic seizures. An epileptic seizure is a brief occurrence of signs and symptoms due to excessive or synchronous abnormal neuronal activity in the brain. The literature shows that it is a group of diseases with underlying causes, with clinical manifestations of abnormal neuronal activity. Objectives: To address learning disabilities in children with epilepsy. Methodological aspects: The present study is about an integrative literature review, a method that enables the construction of knowledge and the inclusion of the applicability of results of relevant studies in the practical field. To elaborate the research corpus, we will use the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), MEDLINE, and LILACS scientific databases on the Internet, using the following Health Science Descriptors: Learning; Seizures; Epilepsy; Learning; Seizures; Epilepsy. To compose the sample, the following inclusion criteria will be used: available and complete articles; national articles published in Portuguese and English, as well as manuals and primers published by the Ministry of Health, and the period of publication of the literature from 2012 to 2022. To develop the sample will be highlighted as exclusion criteria: publications that are repeated in the databases; theses and monographs; and articles that do not apply to the study area. Results: It is evident that epilepsy is a challenge for the educational development of the child in which therapeutic management is presented as fundamental for the mitigation of the problem.