Intelligence functions disorders in patients with complex partial epilepsy.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 62(4): 983-7, 2004 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15608956
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To compare the performance of patients with complex partial epilepsy with the normal controls in the subtests of an instrument used to assess intelligence function.METHOD:
Fifty epileptic patients, whose ages ranged from 19 to 49 years and 20 normal controls without any neuropsychiatric disorders. The Wechsler-Bellevue adult intelligence test was applied in groups, epileptic patients and control subjects. This test is composed of several subtests that assess specific cognitive functions. A statistical analysis was performed using non-parametric tests.RESULTS:
All the Wechsler-Bellevue subtests revealed that the intelligence functions of the patients were significantly inferior to that of the controls (p<0.05). This performance was supported by the patient's complaints in relation to their cognitive performance.CONCLUSION:
Patients with complex partial epilepsy presented poorer results in the intelligence test when compared with individuals without neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Wechsler Scales
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Epilepsy, Complex Partial
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Cognition Disorders
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Intelligence
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil