癫痫是脑部神经元异常放电引起脑功能障碍的一种常见神经系统疾病。70% ～ 80%的慢性癫痫患者存在认知功能损害。目前，对癫痫患者认知功能损害的关注仍较少。癫痫患者认知功能损害的临床特点、发病机制及影响因素尚不完全明确。本文从社会心理因素、癫痫病因、癫痫发病形式和癫痫治疗这几个方面，探讨其对癫痫患者认知功能的影响，旨在了解影响癫痫患者认知功能损害的因素，从中寻找改善癫痫患者认知功能的新线索，以期提高癫痫患者的生活质量。

Epilepsy is a common neurological disease caused by abnormal discharge of neurons in the brain. There are 70% to 80% of chronic epilepsy patients with cognitive impairment. At present, there is still little attention on the cognitive impairment in epileptic patients. The clinical features, pathogenesis, and influencing factors of cognitive impairment in epileptic patients are not completely clear. This article analyzes the influences of social psychological factors, etiology of epilepsy, epileptic forms and therapy of epilepsythe on the cognitive function of epileptic patients, in order to find out the factors that affect the cognitive
impairment of epileptic patients, and to find out new strategies to improve the cognitive function of epileptic patients, so as to improve the quality of their lives.