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

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Glória M.a.s Tedrus²  Lineu C Fonseca²  Dioraci P Castilho²  Elizabeth M.c Pacheco²  Amanda A Campregher¹  Marina C Bittar¹ 

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

关键词: benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes;    rolandic epilepsy;    epileptiform activity;    cognition;    rolandic spikes;    epilepsia benigna da infância;    eletrencefalograma;    atividade epileptiforme;    cognição;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2010000400014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Thirty-two children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) were studied for a mean period of 27.6 months. The characteristics of the seizures, electroencephalogram (EEG), WISC-III and School Performance Test were compared at the start and end of the study. Nine (28.1%) children continued having seizures. Epileptiform activity (EA) on the EEG reduced in number and was no longer recorded in 6 (18.7%) children. There was a significant improvement in the performance and perceptual organization IQ values. The improvement in reading performance failed to reach statistical significance. The performance in arithmetic worsened in 43.7% of the children, and this was associated with the persistence of epileptic seizures. There were no significant correlations between changes in cognitive aspects and characteristics of EA. There is a need to continue this study, and also search for other factors influencing the evolution of cognitive abilities in children with BECTS.

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