Cognition and behavior in children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS)

B Giordani; A F Caveney; D Laughrin; J L Huffman; S Berent; U Sharma; J M Giles; E A Garofalo

doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.02.005

Cognition and behavior in children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS)

Epilepsy Res. 2006 Jul;70(1):89-94. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.02.005. Epub 2006 Mar 27.

Authors

B Giordani¹, A F Caveney, D Laughrin, J L Huffman, S Berent, U Sharma, J M Giles, E A Garofalo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry/Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0840, USA. giordani@umich.edu

PMID: 16564678
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.02.005

Abstract

Characteristics of cognitive deficits in benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) remain unclear. The authors screened 200 BECTS children presenting for a clinical trial, finding relative weaknesses in fine motor control, visual learning, and attention in the presence of overall normal intellect, with simple partial seizures associated with more difficulty. Parental concerns for psychosomatic and learning problems were noted. Monitoring select cognitive and behavioral features in BECTS appears appropriate.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
Child
Cognition Disorders / etiology*
Epilepsy, Rolandic / complications*
Epilepsy, Rolandic / drug therapy
Epilepsy, Rolandic / psychology
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Learning Disabilities / etiology*
Male
Mental Disorders / etiology*
Seizures / classification

Substances

Anticonvulsants