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Is there a link between epilepsy and mild retardation?


Is there a link between epilepsy and mild retardation?

Epilepsy doesn't cause retardation, and retardation doesn't cause epilepsy. There are diseases and disorders, Tuberous Sclerosis comes to mind, where mild mental retardation and epilepsy are both present.

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