Objective To study the status and type of learning disabilities in children with epilepsy and to investigate the influencing factors for the occurrence of learning disabilities.Methods Learning disabilities were assessed with the pupil rating scale revised screening in 110 epileptic children and 120 healthy children.Results The incidence of learning disabilities in children with epilepsy was 36.4%, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (10.0%, P<0.05). The incidence of non-verbal learning disability (NLD) was 70.0% in the epilepsy group. Regression analysis showed that control of epilepsy, onset age and sex were significant factors related to the occurrence of learning disabilities in children with epilepsy.Conclusions The risk of learning disabilities was higher in children with epilepsy than normal children, and NLD was common. The control of epilepsy, onset age and sex were related to the occurrence of learning disabilities.