Scholar Performance and Praxis Assessment in Children With Rolandic Epilepsy
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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.
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Started Sep 2009
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 11, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 12, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2011
CompletedOctober 20, 2010
October 1, 2010
1.4 years
January 11, 2010
October 19, 2010
Conditions
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Our data will indicate the group performance in tests of writing, arithmetic and reading.
one year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Another important aspect was the absence of orofacial apraxia in children with epilepsy.
one year
Study Arms (1)
Rolandic Epilepsy
Patients older than seven years old with clinical and electroencephalographic diagnosis of Rolandic Epilepsy
Interventions
Patients underwent an assessment performed with School Performance Test, Syntactic Awareness Test and a Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test.
Eligibility Criteria
Amongst patients with rolandic epilepsy assisted at the Clinic of Neurological-Psychological-Language in childhood of Hospital de Clínicas of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).
You may qualify if:
- 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.
You may not qualify if:
- 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.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Clinical Hospital
Campinas, São Paulo, 13041317, Brazil
Related Publications (1)
Oliveira EP, Neri ML, Medeiros LL, Guimaraes CA, Guerreiro MM. School performance and praxis assessment in children with Rolandic Epilepsy. Pro Fono. 2010 Jul-Sep;22(3):209-14. doi: 10.1590/s0104-56872010000300009. English, Portuguese.
PMID: 21103707BACKGROUND
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Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Marilisa Guerreiro, doctor
University of Campinas, Brazil
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 11, 2010
First Posted
January 12, 2010
Study Start
September 1, 2009
Primary Completion
February 1, 2011
Study Completion
February 1, 2011
Last Updated
October 20, 2010
Record last verified: 2010-10