Epilepsy and learning disability, all true except:
A. in those with iq of 50-75 the rate of epilepsy is 20%*
B. treatment of epilepsy may lower IQ
C. Strug-Weber syndrome results in reduced IQ and epilepsy
D. the commonest cause of most epilepsy in people with learning disability is developmental
E. seizures rarely reduce IQ
Answer: A. in those with iq of 50-75 the rate of epilepsy is 20%*
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