Learning difficulties in Japanese schoolchildren with focal epilepsy.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Children with epilepsy often show some degree of cognitive impairment. In this study, we investigated their learning skills to clarify the characteristics of the difficulties related to learning in Japanese-speaking children with focal epilepsy. METHODS:The study included 13 boys and 17 girls of mean age 9.7 years (standard deviation 2.61; range 6-14 years) with focal epilepsy and a normal magnetic resonance brain scan. None of the patients had any other neurological disorder. RESULTS:Twenty-two children had "learning difficulties", i.e., an intellectual disability or low scores on a learning abilities task. Significant differences were found in age (P = 0.030), age at onset of epilepsy (P = 0.033), and electroencephalographic findings, as well as between bilateral vs. unilateral (P = 0.028) and right-localized vs. left-localized or bilateral (P = 0.014) involvement between subjects with and without learning difficulties. Seven (88%) of eight children with low scores on a learning abilities task showed abnormalities in reading speed. DISCUSSION:More than half of Japanese-speaking children with focal epilepsy need learning assistance. This finding points to a need for learning support in children with focal epilepsy regardless of language. Measurement of reading speed is useful in children with learning difficulties to identify those who require early intervention.

journal_name

Brain Dev

journal_title

Brain & development

authors

Miyazaki M,Tanaka T,Adachi Y,Miya K

doi

10.1016/j.braindev.2020.06.004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-10-01 00:00:00

pages

655-662

issue

9

eissn

0387-7604

issn

1872-7131

pii

S0387-7604(20)30168-6

journal_volume

42

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