Cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures
ABSTRACT. Epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures (EMAS), or Doose syndrome, is characterized by the presence of atonic–myoclonic seizures that begin in childhood between 7 months and 6 years of age, which may present with cognitive and behavioral changes. Objective: The aim of this present study w...
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| author | Ericka Olívia Rodrigues Samoiloff Denise Harumi Nakanishi Eliane Correa Miotto |
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| description | ABSTRACT. Epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures (EMAS), or Doose syndrome, is characterized by the presence of atonic–myoclonic seizures that begin in childhood between 7 months and 6 years of age, which may present with cognitive and behavioral changes. Objective: The aim of this present study was to evaluate adaptive behavior, performance on intelligence and neuropsychological tests, and verify the association of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in patients diagnosed with EMAS compared with a control group of healthy children. Methods: We included nine patients with EMAS and nine healthy controls, assessed by scales of adaptive behavior development, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity, and intelligence and neuropsychological tests. Results: The results revealed that in the intelligence and neuropsychological tests, there was a significant difference between the groups (p>0.05), with worse performance for the EMAS group. In the latter group, eight patients showed some symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and none showed symptoms of autism spectrum disorder or changes in adaptive behavior. Conclusion: These findings show the relevance of investigating cognitive and behavioral profiles in this population in order to address specific impairments in their everyday life activities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d6840a3cfdd4fcb90addac97c1c35642025-08-20T03:25:19ZengAssociação Neurologia Cognitiva e do ComportamentoDementia & Neuropsychologia1980-57642025-07-011910.1590/1980-5764-dn-2024-0249Cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizuresEricka Olívia Rodrigues Samoiloffhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-4488-8712Denise Harumi Nakanishihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-8675Eliane Correa Miottohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2711-1627ABSTRACT. Epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures (EMAS), or Doose syndrome, is characterized by the presence of atonic–myoclonic seizures that begin in childhood between 7 months and 6 years of age, which may present with cognitive and behavioral changes. Objective: The aim of this present study was to evaluate adaptive behavior, performance on intelligence and neuropsychological tests, and verify the association of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in patients diagnosed with EMAS compared with a control group of healthy children. Methods: We included nine patients with EMAS and nine healthy controls, assessed by scales of adaptive behavior development, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity, and intelligence and neuropsychological tests. Results: The results revealed that in the intelligence and neuropsychological tests, there was a significant difference between the groups (p>0.05), with worse performance for the EMAS group. In the latter group, eight patients showed some symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and none showed symptoms of autism spectrum disorder or changes in adaptive behavior. Conclusion: These findings show the relevance of investigating cognitive and behavioral profiles in this population in order to address specific impairments in their everyday life activities.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642025000100415&lng=en&tlng=enEpilepsies, MyoclonicAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutistic DisorderNeuropsychological Tests |
| spellingShingle | Ericka Olívia Rodrigues Samoiloff Denise Harumi Nakanishi Eliane Correa Miotto Cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures Dementia & Neuropsychologia Epilepsies, Myoclonic Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Autistic Disorder Neuropsychological Tests |
| title | Cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures |
| title_full | Cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures |
| title_short | Cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures |
| title_sort | cognitive and behavioral performance in children with epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures |
| topic | Epilepsies, Myoclonic Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Autistic Disorder Neuropsychological Tests |
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