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Impact of epileptic activity on cognitive function in epileptic encephalopathies

Conditions
G40
Epilepsy
Registration Number
DRKS00032991
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria

a)Age 6 – 12 years
b)Both genders
c)30-45 children with BECTS: (1) standard wake EEG showing a normal background and at least one focus of spike-waves in the centro-temporal region (maximum electronega-tivity at electrodes C3, C4, T3 or T4, according to the international 10–20 electrode placement system; (2) normal neurological examination; (3) absence of mental retar-dation (Perceptual Reasoning Index > 80); (4) Normal structural MRI (5); if epileptic sei-zures had occurred, semiology of seizures suggestive of BECTS; (6) patients are not un-der antiepileptic drug treatment.
d)30 children with CSWS (more the 85% of EEG is involved in spiking activity according to the spike index)
e)30 children with partial epilepsy associated with focal lesional epilepsy
f)IQ > 65

Exclusion Criteria

a)Mental retardation (IQ < 65)
b)Cerebral palsy
c)History of convulsive status epilepticus
d)A clinical diagnosis of autism in children with BECTS

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
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