Objective:To explore the relationship between EEG abnormalities,serum levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor(BDNF),Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein(GFAP),and miR-7-5p expression characteristics,and cognitive function in epilepsy patients.Methods:The study included 294 epilepsy pa-tients treated at our hospital from April 2017 to April 2021.Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA)scale.Patients were divided into two groups based on their MoCA scores:198 patients with scores≥26 were included in the cognitively normal group,while 96 patients with scores<26 were included in the cognitive impairment group.All patients underwent EEG examinations.The study com-pared EEG abnormalities and serum levels of BDNF,GFAP,and miR-7-5p between the groups and investi-gated their association with cognitive impairment.Results:Analysis of the MoCA scores showed that patients in the cognitive impairment group had significantly lower scores than those in the cognitively normal group(P<0.05).Compared to the cognitively normal group,patients in the cognitive impairment group had a lower proportion of normal EEGs and higher rates of epileptiform discharges and slow-wave activity(P<0.05).Ser-um levels of BDNF and miR-7-5p were lower,while GFAP levels were higher in the cognitive impairment group(P<0.05).Pearson correlation analysis indicated that cognitive function in epilepsy patients was posi-tively correlated with BDNF and miR-7-5p levels and negatively correlated with GFAP levels(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis demonstrated that BDNF,miR-7-5p,and GFAP levels have diagnostic value for cogni-tive impairment in epilepsy patients,with AUC values of 0.836,0.845,and 0.957,respectively.Conclu-sion:The abnormal characteristics of EEG in patients with cognitive impairment are mainly EEG discharge and slow wave distribution of EEG.The expression of serum BDNF and miR-7-5p is lower than that of patients with normal epilepsy,and the expression of GFAP is higher than that of patients with normal epilepsy,and se-rum BDNF,miR-7-5p and GFAP have certain diagnostic value for the occurrence of cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy.