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Sleep Related Memory Consolidation in Children With Age Related Focal Epilepsy.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Epileptic Encephalopathy With Continuous Spike and Waves During Sleep (ECSWS)
Benign Epilepsy With Centro Temporal Spikes (BECTS)
Atypical Benign Partial Epilepsy (ABPE)
Interventions
Behavioral: Neuropsychological testing
Behavioral: Neuropsychological procedure
Other: Video EEG and polysomnography
Registration Number
NCT03865771
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Brief Summary

Age related focal epilepsies in children encompasses, according to the ILAE criteria, benign epilepsy with centro temporal spikes (BECTS), atypical benign partial epilepsy (ABPE) and epileptic encephalopathy with continuous spike and waves during sleep (ECSWS). These non structural epilepsies are associated with interictal sleep spike and waves activated by sleep. Moreover, high prevalence of learning disorders occur in children with age related epilepsies. A correlation is suspected between learning disorders and sleep activation of spike and waves. The investigators suppose that learning dysfunction is linked to loss of information during sleep of epileptic children, unlike for control patients. As sleep allows memory consolidation of words learned during wakefulness, an epileptic activity during sleep may disrupt this consolidation, leading to a loss of information.

Hypothesis: the investigators hypothesize a disruption of memory consolidation after one night in children affected with ABPE and ECSWS (severe group) compared to memory consolidation in children affected with BECTS (benign group), and control group.

Primary purpose:

To demonstrate that the deficit of delayed recall in 15 word learning test after one night is higher for the "severe group", compared to the "benign group" and the control group.

Secondary purposes:

* to study the evolution over time of memory consolidation

* to evaluate the correlation of the deficit of delayed recall with executive dysfunction, clinical factors of epilepsy, neurophysiological factors of epilepsy, and sleep architecture

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
95
Inclusion Criteria

Principal:

  • normal psychomotor development
  • informed consent signed by both parents and subject if able
  • affiliated to social security regimen

Specific

Patients from "severe" and "benign" groups:

  • focal age related epilepsy: BECTS, ABPE, ECSWS (ILAE criteria)
  • children hospitalized for their follow-up
  • normal neuroimaging

Control group

-children hospitalized for a non neurologic disease

Exclusion Criteria

Principal:

Psychiatric trouble (DSM V) Sensorial trouble without correction Poor command of French language Minor under care

Specific

Patients from "severe" and "benign" groups:

  • degenerative disease
  • abnormal neuroimaging
  • mental deficiency

Control group

  • neurologic trouble
  • abnormal sleep EEG
  • intellectual deficiency

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CONTROL GROUPVideo EEG and polysomnographyPatients hospitalized for non neurologic illness (diabetes, nephropathy, chronic intestinal disease) Medical visit Neuropsychological testing Neuropsychological procedure Video EEG and polysomnography : 2h wake and whole night Sleep diary
EPILEPSY GROUPNeuropsychological testingPatients with typical BECTS (benign group) or atypical BECTS or ECSWS (severe group) Medical visit Neuropsychological testing Neuropsychological procedure Video EEG and polysomnography (standard of care procedure): 2h wake and whole night Sleep diary
CONTROL GROUPNeuropsychological procedurePatients hospitalized for non neurologic illness (diabetes, nephropathy, chronic intestinal disease) Medical visit Neuropsychological testing Neuropsychological procedure Video EEG and polysomnography : 2h wake and whole night Sleep diary
EPILEPSY GROUPNeuropsychological procedurePatients with typical BECTS (benign group) or atypical BECTS or ECSWS (severe group) Medical visit Neuropsychological testing Neuropsychological procedure Video EEG and polysomnography (standard of care procedure): 2h wake and whole night Sleep diary
CONTROL GROUPNeuropsychological testingPatients hospitalized for non neurologic illness (diabetes, nephropathy, chronic intestinal disease) Medical visit Neuropsychological testing Neuropsychological procedure Video EEG and polysomnography : 2h wake and whole night Sleep diary
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
memory lapse rate at 24 hours in the severe group, the benign group and the control group. ("memory lapse rate": rate of non recalled words number, during the delayed recall phase of the test, related to the maximal number of words recalled24 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
memory lapse rate for each groupat 1 hour, 5 hours, 24 hours
Correlation of memory lapse rate with EEG severity scale, atypical criteria, EEG focus localization, sleep discharges frequencyat 1 hour, 5 hours, 24 hours
Correlation of memory lapse rate with Executive functioning tests scoresat 1 hour, 5 hours, 24 hours
Correlation of memory lapse rate with age of onset, epilepsy phase, treatmentat 1 hour, 5 hours, 24 hours
Correlation of memory lapse rate with number and organization of sleep cyclesat 1 hour, 5 hours, 24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Hopital D'Enfants Pediatrie Medicale Ambulatoire

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Nancy, France

Hopital de Hautepierre-Service de Pediatrie/Neurologie

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Strasbourg, France

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