Clinical and neuropsychological correlation in patients with rolandic epilepsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Lívia L. Medeiros Capelatto¹  Ecila Paula M. Oliveira¹  Marina L. Neri¹  Catarina A. Guimarães¹  Maria Augusta Montenegro¹  Marilisa M. Guerreiro¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Campinas Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Department of NeurologyCampinas SP ,Brazil

关键词: epilepsy;    rolandic epilepsy;    neurological soft signs;    epilepsia;    epilepsia rolândica;    sinais neurológicos menores;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2012000900008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the presence of neurological soft signs (NSS) and to correlate them with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC III) in patients with rolandic epilepsy (RE). METHODS: Forty children and adolescents aged between 9 and 15 years were studied. They were divided into two groups: G1 - patients with RE (n=20) - and G2 - healthy controls without epilepsy (n=20). They were assessed with the Quick Neurological Screening Test (QNST II) - clinical trial to search for NSS -, and the WISC III - neuropsychological test. RESULTS: No statistical difference between groups was found in WISC III and QNST II. However, children with poorer motor skills had worse performance in the QNST II and also in the execution intelligence quotient - IQ (p=0.001) and in total IQ (p=0.004), thus showing a positive correlation between them. CONCLUSIONS: The QNST II is a good screening tool for the neurologist to detect abnormalities in fine motor skills.

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