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
Name Time Method Working memory.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Cognitive flexibility;<br /><br>2. Sustained attention;<br /><br>3. Inhibition;<br /><br>4. Working pace;<br /><br>5. Behaviour.