Clinical and neurophysiological risk factors of learning disabilities in different types of idiopathic focal epilepsy.

Objectives Academic difficulties are common in epileptic children. A learning disability (LD) is a reduction in the learning capacity of children or the intellectual ability of adults, which is different from mental retardation or dementia. Materials & Methods The participants were 56 patients, of w...

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Publicado en:Iranian Journal of Child Neurology Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 27 - 39
Autores principales: BASSIOUNY MOHAMED, Al Amir, FAWI, Gharib, WASSEL, Yasser, ABDELHAMEED, Sania, MOUSA, Ahmed, HUSSEIN, Ghada, BORAI, Ahmed
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Publicado: Iranian Journal of Child Neurology Spring2022
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          BASSIOUNY MOHAMED, Al Amir
          FAWI, Gharib
          WASSEL, Yasser
          ABDELHAMEED, Sania
          MOUSA, Ahmed
          HUSSEIN, Ghada
          BORAI, Ahmed
        affil: Department of Neurology and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt
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          Learning Disorders Risk Factors
          Epilepsy, Partial, Focal
          Risk Assessment
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Iran
          Child
          Adolescence
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Descriptive Statistics
          Age Factors
          Age of Onset
          Electroencephalography
          Anticonvulsants
          Academic Performance
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Objectives Academic difficulties are common in epileptic children. A learning disability (LD) is a reduction in the learning capacity of children or the intellectual ability of adults, which is different from mental retardation or dementia. Materials & Methods The participants were 56 patients, of whom 35 were males (62.5%), and 21 were females (37.5%). The participants attended the Neurology Outpatient Clinic, the Sohag University Hospital, between December 2016 and May 2017. Children with chronological age between 7 and 16 years with idiopathic focal and normal mental and motor developmental history were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. The Revised Quick Neurological Screening Test was used to assess different types of LD. Results LDs were present in 67.9% of our participants with a statistically significant association between LDs in one arm and younger age, earlier age of onset of epilepsy, frequent seizures, and seizure semiology, particularly of temporal lobe origin, in the other arm. In addition, left epileptic focus on EEG, prolonged treatment duration with antiepileptic drugs (AED), and polytherapy were significantly correlated with LDs. Conclusion Many factors are significantly correlated with LDs in children with idiopathic focal epilepsy, like age of the patient, age of epilepsy onset, seizure semiology, prolonged AED treatment, and polytherapy.
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