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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2018

Cognitive Function and Neuropsychological Comorbidities in Children with Newly Diagnosed Idiopathic Epilepsy.

Seung Yun Lee, Jang Ho Park, Sin Jae Park, Yangho Kim, Kyung Yeon Lee

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  3. Clinical and biochemical assessments of circulating High Mobility Group Box Protein1 in children with epilepsy: relation to cognitive function and drug responsiveness.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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Seung Yun LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8905-3656
Jang Ho ParkDepartment of Psychiatry, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-005X
Sin Jae ParkDepartment of Psychiatry, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2109-8188
Yangho KimDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6462-0829
Kyung Yeon LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea. pdsnoopy@naver.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-1056

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Abstract

backgroundIn this study, we aimed to identify cognitive function and neuropsychological comorbidities in children with newly diagnosed idiopathic epilepsy.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the records of 97 antiepileptic drug-naïve children (9.7 ± 2.9 years; 54 males and 43 females) with newly diagnosed idiopathic epilepsy, all of whom underwent a neuropsychological battery. The battery consisted of the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale, ADHD Diagnostic System, Children's Depression Inventory, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. We investigated association between scores of the neuropsychological battery and epilepsy classification, lateralization of interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) on electroencephalography (EEG), and variables related to seizures.

resultsThirteen patients (14.3%) had ADHD symptoms. Three patients (4.1%) had depressive symptoms, and 9 (12.3%) had anxiety symptoms. Patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) had significantly lower full-scale intelligence and performance intelligence quotient scores than patients with idiopathic localization-related epilepsy (ILRE) (89.0 ± 17.6 vs. 96.3 ± 14.8; P = 0.030 and 88.9 ± 16.3 vs. 97.0 ± 16.4; P = 0.016, respectively). Patients with ILRE having unilateral IEDs had significantly higher full-scale intelligence quotient scores than patients with ILRE having bilateral IEDs and patients with IGE (99.9 ± 12.2 vs. 93.7 ± 16.1 vs. 89.0 ± 17.6; P = 0.039, respectively).

conclusionOur results suggest that idiopathic epilepsy may be accompanied by various neuropsychological comorbidities even at initial diagnosis. Patients with IGE and ILRE having bilateral IEDs on EEG appear more likely to be at high risk of decreased cognitive function.

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AdolescentAnxietyAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainChildChild, PreschoolCognitionDepressive DisorderEpilepsy, GeneralizedFemaleHumansIntelligenceMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsRetrospective StudiesChildComorbidityGeneralized EpilepsyNeuropsychological TestsPartial Epilepsy

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