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Do ADHD and frontal epilepsy have the same characteristics?

Conditions
Frontal epilepsyADHDExecutive functionsFrontale epilepsieExecutieve functies
Registration Number
NL-OMON28942
Lead Sponsor
not applicable
Brief Summary

/A

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged 8-12 years;

2. Diagnosed with frontal lobe epilepsy or ADHD as diagnosed by the DSM-IV criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 2000);

Exclusion Criteria

1. Coexisting psychiatric disorder as diagnosed by the DSM-IV criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 2000);

2. Coexisting medical disease which can influence testing;

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Working memory.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Cognitive flexibility;<br /><br>2. Sustained attention;<br /><br>3. Inhibition;<br /><br>4. Working pace;<br /><br>5. Behaviour.
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