Scholar Performance and Praxis Assessment in Children With Rolandic Epilepsy

• Conditions: Rolandic Epilepsy; Apraxia
• Interventions: Behavioral: Language Assessment

• Registration Number: NCT01046760
• Lead Sponsor: University of Campinas, Brazil

Brief Summary

Rolandic Epilepsy is the most common form of childhood epilepsy. It is classified as idiopathic, age-related epilepsy syndrome with benign evolution. The absence of neuropsychological impairment is part of the criteria of benignity of this epilepsy syndrome. However recently have been suggested several deficits related to attention and language. The purpose of this study was assess school performance and to investigate problems of praxis in patients with rolandic epilepsy as compared to a control group composed of normal children with age, gender and educational level equivalents.

Detailed Description

Method: Nineteen patients aged between 7 and 12 years underwent clinical neurological evaluation, psychological assessment, through Weschsler Scales of Intelligence and language evaluation, to assess the academic performance and research of the presence or absence of praxis difficulties.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2010-01-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-01-11
• Study First Posted: 2010-01-12
• Status Verified: 2010-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2010-10-20
• Primary Completion: 2011-02
• Study Completion: 2011-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of rolandic epilepsy using clinical, EEG and neuroimaging findings
• Patients had neurological, ophthalmic and auditory unchanged, and intelligence quotient (IQ) equal to or above 80.
• All parents signed the consent form, authorizing the participation of their children (as) in the search.

Exclusion Criteria

• With oral language and writing of the following tables, whereas the DSM-IV: pervasive developmental disorders, cerebral palsy child acquired aphasia, hearing impairment (including mild conductive hearing loss), progressive disease
• What not signed the consent form.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Rolandic Epilepsy	Language Assessment	Patients older than seven years old with clinical and electroencephalographic diagnosis of Rolandic Epilepsy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Our data will indicate the group performance in tests of writing, arithmetic and reading.	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Another important aspect was the absence of orofacial apraxia in children with epilepsy.	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinical Hospital; 🇧🇷 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil