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EBSCO Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Objectives
Neuropsychological sequelae are a feature of benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) in children. A correlation between the frequency of interictal EEG discharges and the cognitive as well as behavioral profile of the patients has been suspected but not proven.
Materials and methods
Children with BECTS that had not yet been treated were included into a randomized controlled trial. In the initial visit, EEGs were recorded. The frequency of interictal discharges was quantified. Correlations between the discharge frequency and the performance in a neuropsychological test battery were examined.
Results
The cognitive test results were within or slightly above normal range (Culture‐free intelligence test: 99.4%‐confidence interval [CI]: [50.3, 59.9], test standardized to a population mean of 50). Parent‐reported behavioral abnormalities were statistically significantly increased (CBCL total score CI: [51.9, 61.9], population mean as above). Correlations between the frequency of interictal epileptic discharges and the test results could not be identified (lowest encountered P‐value: 0.034, not significant after correction for multiple testing).
Conclusion
The data do not support the hypothesis that the frequency of the interictal EEG discharges influences the neurocognitive performance or behavioral parameters of children with BECTS.