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Kognitif
MoCA-Ina
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Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders that causes cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment often appears as a secondary symptom in epilepsy patients. This study aims to determine the association between the duration of suffering, type of seizure, and cognitive function in epilepsy patients at the Neurology Clinic of Dr. Zainoel Abidin Regional Hospital, Banda Aceh. The study design was a cross-sectional observational analytical study conducted from May to June 2025. The subjects of this study were 51 epilepsy patients at the Neurology Clinic of RSUDZA who will complete the MoCA-Ina questionnaire. This study shows that the majority of age group is 18-25 years (58,82%), dominated by males (56,86%), with the last education being high school (60,78%), the majority are employed (41,18%), the age of onset is most common in the 12- 25 years age group (50,98%), seizure frequency is rare at 1-2 times/year (50,98%), the last seizure occurred within 5-48 weeks (41,18%), aura is present (68,63%), OAB duration <10 years (80,39%), medication is taken regularly (84,31%), and monotherapy is used (49,02%). The majority of epilepsy patients (50,98%) experienced mild cognitive impairment based on MoCA-Ina. Multivariate statistical analysis using the Spearman Rank Correlation showed a significant association between duration of suffering and cognitive function in epilepsy patients (p=0.049), whereas the association between duration of seizures (p=0.418) and seizure type (p=0.086) did not reach significance. This study concluded that the longer a person suffers from epilepsy, the higher the risk of cognitive impairment.
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