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

Benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) is a form of epilepsy with no demonstrable anatomical lesion showing spontaneous seizure remission. During the active phase of the disease the children may show cognitive deficits. The objective of this study was to assess, in children wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2007-09, Vol.65 (3A), p.569-575
Hauptverfasser: Fonseca, Lineu Corrêa, Tedrus, Glória Maria A S, Pacheco, Elisabeth Marinelli de Camargo, Berretta, Marcela Fernanda, Campregher, Amanda Augusta, Costa, Débora Macedo
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Zusammenfassung:Benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) is a form of epilepsy with no demonstrable anatomical lesion showing spontaneous seizure remission. During the active phase of the disease the children may show cognitive deficits. The objective of this study was to assess, in children with BECTS, the relationship between clinical-EEG aspects and performance in the school performance test (SPT), Raven's progressive matrixes test and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III). Forty-two 7 to 11 year old children were included and the following tests carried out: anamnesis, neurological examination, electroencephalogram (EEG), SPT, Raven's test and WISC-III. The children with BECTS had normal IQ values but showed inferior performance in the SPT more frequently than "healthy" children, paired with respect to age and maternal scholastic level. There was moderate positive correlation between WISC-III results and the age when the seizures started and the educational level of the parents. On the other hand, aspects linked to the epileptic nature of BECTS, such as the number of seizures, time since last seizure and the number and lateralization of the centro-temporal spikes on the EEG, showed no correlation with the neuropsychological tests.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2007000400004