Ellen Northcott|Anne M. Connolly|Anna Berroya|Mark Sabaz|Jenny McIntyre|John Christie|Alan James Taylor|Jennifer Batchelor|Andrew Bleasel|John Lawson|Ann Bye
The Neuropsychological and Language Profile of Children with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
Macquarie University|Neurology, Inc|Children's Hospital at Westmead|Sydney Children's Hospital|Sydney Children's Hospital|Macquarie University|Macquarie University|Children's Hospital at Westmead|Neurology, Inc|Neurology, Inc
summary purpose benign rolandic epilepsy bre excellent prognosis seizures recent research raised concerns using cognition outcome measure methodologic problems related recruitment bias assessment processes evident previous studies welldefined criteria inclusion comprehensive assessment aim study define cognitive profile children bre assess effect interictal eeg activity methods patients n 42 recruited six eeg laboratories eeg features analyzed spike frequency trains laterality comprehensive neuropsychological language assessments conducted group means cognitive measures compared normative means tests correlated eeg features results study demonstrated children bre normal intelligence language ability however specific pattern difficulties memory phonologic awareness found furthermore large proportion children disproportionate scores areas compared intellectual language ability eeg features minimally associated cognitive difficulties correlation found memory indices tests phonologic awareness conclusions children bre specific difficulties memory phonologic processing skills explained interictal activity recommend pediatricians ask academic performance specifically areas prereading reading spelling memory difficulties suspected assessment targeting phonologic awareness memory recommended may reflected overall intellectual language ability difficulties phonologic awareness affect literacy memory problems affect academic performance