Benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes: correlation between clinical, cognitive and EEG aspects

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Lineu Corrêa Fonseca¹  Glória Maria A.s. Tedrus¹  Elisabeth Marinelli De Camargo Pacheco²  Marcela Fernanda Berretta¹  Amanda Augusta Campregher¹  Débora Macedo Costa¹ 

[1] ,Pontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasCampinas SP ,Brazil

关键词: benign childhood epilepsy;    epileptiform activity;    electroencephalogram;    cognition;    epilepsia focal benigna;    atividade epileptiforme;    eletrencefalograma;    cognição;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2007000400004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) is a form of epilepsy with no demonstrable anatomical lesion showing spontaneous seizure remission. During the active phase of the disease the children may show cognitive deficits. The objective of this study was to assess, in children with BECTS, the relationship between clinical-EEG aspects and performance in the school performance test (SPT), Raven's progressive matrixes test and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III). Forty-two 7 to 11 year old children were included and the following tests carried out: anamnesis, neurological examination, electroencephalogram (EEG), SPT, Raven's test and WISC-III. The children with BECTS had normal IQ values but showed inferior performance in the SPT more frequently than "healthy" children, paired with respect to age and maternal scholastic level. There was moderate positive correlation between WISC-III results and the age when the seizures started and the educational level of the parents. On the other hand, aspects linked to the epileptic nature of BECTS, such as the number of seizures, time since last seizure and the number and lateralization of the centro-temporal spikes on the EEG, showed no correlation with the neuropsychological tests.

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