Attentional disorders in patients with complex partial epilepsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Florindo Stella²  Jayme Antunes Maciel¹ 

[1] ,Paulista State University - UNESP Institute of Biosciences Rio Claro SP ,Brazil

关键词: neuropsychology;    attention;    complex partial epilepsy;    neuropsicologia;    cognição;    atenção;    epilepsia parcial complexa;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2003000300003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A study of concentrated attention patterns in epileptic patients was conducted with the objectives: characterization of the patients' epileptic condition; assessment of the concentrated attention levels in epileptic and nonepileptic individuals; comparison of the attention levels of the two groups. An evaluation was performed of 50 adult outpatients with complex partial seizures and 20 non-epileptic individuals (comparative group) at the Neuroepilepsy Ambulatory Unit, State University of Campinas SP, Brazil. METHOD: characterization of seizure types, frequency and duration; concentrated attention assessment (Concentrated Attention Test - Toulouse-Piéron); comparison of the epileptic with non-epileptic individuals. RESULTS: A statistically significant difference was observed between the groups with regard to Correct Response, Wrong Response and No Response. A difference was observed in relation to Time, but it was statistically insignificant. The epileptic patients presented inferior cognitive performance in relation to concentrated attention when compared with the non-epileptic individuals, findings compatible with the clinical complaints.

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