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Title: | Intellectual functioning in children with epilepsy: Frontal lobe epilepsy, childhood absence epilepsy and benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes | Authors: | Lopes, Ana Filipa Simões, Mário Rodrigues Monteiro, José Paulo Fonseca, Maria José Martins, Cristina Ventosa, Lurdes Lourenço, Laura Robalo, Conceição |
Keywords: | Frontal lobe epilepsy; Childhood absence epilepsy; Benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes; Intelligence quotient; Children; WISC-III; Processing speed; Duration of epilepsy | Issue Date: | Dec-2013 | Publisher: | Elsevier | Citation: | LOPES, Ana Filipa [et al.] - Intellectual functioning in children with epilepsy: Frontal lobe epilepsy, childhood absence epilepsy and benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes. Seizure. ISSN 1059-1311. Vol. 22 Nº 10 (2013) p. 886-892. | Serial title, monograph or event: | Seizure | Volume: | 22 | Issue: | 10 | Abstract: | Purpose The purpose of our study is to describe intellectual functioning in three common childhood epilepsy syndromes – frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE), childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS). And also to determine the influence of epilepsy related variables, type of epilepsy, age at epilepsy onset, duration and frequency of epilepsy, and treatment on the scores. Methods Intellectual functioning was examined in a group of 90 children with epilepsy (30 FLE, 30 CAE, 30 BECTS), aged 6–15 years, and compared with a control group (30). All subjects obtained a Full Scale IQ ≥ 70 and they were receiving no more than two antiepileptic medications. Participants completed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Third Edition. The impact of epilepsy related variables (type of epilepsy, age at epilepsy onset, duration of epilepsy, seizure frequency and anti-epileptic drugs) on intellectual functioning was examined. Results Children with FLE scored significantly worse than controls on WISC-III Verbal IQ, Full Scale IQ and Processing Speed Index. There was a trend for children with FLE to have lower intelligence scores than CAE and BECTS groups. Linear regression analysis showed no effect for age at onset, frequency of seizures and treatment. Type of epilepsy and duration of epilepsy were the best indicators of intellectual functioning. Conclusion It is crucial that children with FLE and those with a longer active duration of epilepsy are closely monitored to allow the early identification and evaluation of cognitive problems, in order to establish adequate and timely school intervention plans. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/26838 | ISSN: | 1059-1311 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.08.002 | Rights: | openAccess |
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