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Tin O, Saltık S, Kara HÇ, Koyuncu Z, Sak K, Sarı AA, Doğangün B, Güler S. Exploring the Correlations Between Language Impairments, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Neuropsychiatric Functions, and Seizure Timing in Children With Self-Limited Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes. J Child Neurol 2024:8830738241304864. [PMID: 39676505 DOI: 10.1177/08830738241304864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes often face language impairments and central auditory processing difficulties. The correlations between these issues, seizure timing, and neuropsychiatric challenges are not fully understood. This study delves into the connections between language impairments and central auditory processing difficulties in cases with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes, examining their links with seizure occurrence and neuropsychiatric function. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes were categorized based on seizure timing: group 1 experienced seizures postbedtime, and group 2 prewaking. Both, alongside controls, underwent the Turkish Expressive and Receptive Language Test (TIFALDI) for language skills, and the Frequency Pattern and Duration Pattern tests for central auditory processing difficulties. Neuropsychiatric assessments involved the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, the Conners Parent Rating Scale-Revised Short, and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11. RESULTS The study comprised 56 patients with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (ages 6-13) and 32 healthy controls. Both groups significantly lagged behind controls on the Frequency Pattern and Duration Pattern tests (P < .001). In the TIFALDI, the expressive language scores varied between group 1 and controls (P = .04) but not the receptive language scores or the test's expressive and receptive language results between group 2 and controls (P > .05). In the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, group 1 diverged from controls in behavioral and kind and helpful behavior scores (P = .016 and P = .012). Group 1's Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 values surpassed controls' (P = .038). CONCLUSION Children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes have a high central auditory processing difficulties prevalence, regardless of seizure timing. Those with postsleep seizures tend to confront expressive language difficulties, alongside issues in prosocial behavior and impulsivity.
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- Oğuzhan Tin
- Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Audiology, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Public Health, Dulkadiroğlu District Health Directorate, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sreenivasan A, Krishna R, Nair PP, Alexander A. Assessment of auditory perception abilities using temporal envelope and fine structure processing in children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Epilepsy Res 2023; 196:107204. [PMID: 37591182 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Children with self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) exhibit difficulty processing spoken messages without hearing loss. The temporal envelope and fine structure processing abilities are the fundamental aspects of the normal listening process. There is limited literature on the temporal envelope and fine structure processing in children with SeLECTS. We evaluated the temporal envelope and fine structure processing in children with SeLECTS. DESIGN The study included 35 children with SeLECTS and 50 typically developing children (TDC). The temporal envelope processing was measured using the temporal modulation transfer function (TMTF) and temporal fine structure using the temporal fine structure low-frequency (TFS LF) test. The TMTF was measured for the modulation rates 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 Hz. The TFS LF was done for 250, 500 and 750 Hz. RESULTS The difference in modulation detection thresholds at 4 Hz was not found to be significant, whereas there was a significant difference in modulation detection thresholds observed for all the other modulation frequencies (p < 0.05) between the children with SeLECTS and TDC. The thresholds at 250, 500 and 750 Hz were higher (poorer) for children with SeLECTS than the TDC and was significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The TMTF and TFS LF tests were of practical use in evaluating temporal envelope and fine structure processing abilities in children with SeLECTS. The results suggest that children with SeLECTS have a poor temporal envelope and fine structure processing compared to the TDC.
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- Anuprasad Sreenivasan
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Department of ENT, Puducherry, India.
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- School of Rehabilitation and Behavioral Sciences, VMRF(DU), Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.
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- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Department of Neurology, Puducherry, India.
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- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Department of ENT, Puducherry, India.
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Yin Y, Wang F, Ma Y, Yang J, Li R, Li Y, Wang J, Liu H. Structural and functional changes in drug-naïve benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes and their associated gene expression profiles. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:5774-5782. [PMID: 36444721 PMCID: PMC10183734 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is a common pediatric epilepsy syndrome that has been widely reported to show abnormal brain structure and function. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying structural and functional changes remain largely unknown. Based on the structural and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data of 22 drug-naïve children with BECTS and 33 healthy controls, we conducted voxel-based morphology (VBM) and fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) analyses to compare cortical morphology and spontaneous brain activity between the 2 groups. In combination with the Allen Human Brain Atlas, transcriptome-neuroimaging spatial correlation analyses were applied to explore gene expression profiles associated with gray matter volume (GMV) and fALFF changes in BECTS. VBM analysis demonstrated significantly increased GMV in the right brainstem and right middle cingulate gyrus in BECTS. Moreover, children with BECTS exhibited significantly increased fALFF in left temporal pole, while decreased fALFF in right thalamus and left precuneus. These brain structural and functional alterations were closely related to behavioral and cognitive deficits, and the fALFF-linked gene expression profiles were enriched in voltage-gated ion channel and synaptic activity as well as neuron projection. Our findings suggest that brain morphological and functional abnormalities in children with BECTS involve complex polygenic genetic mechanisms.
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- Yu Yin
- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Medical Imaging Center of Guizhou Province, Zunyi 563003, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Medical Imaging Center of Guizhou Province, Zunyi 563003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Electronic Information, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Medical Imaging Center of Guizhou Province, Zunyi 563003, China
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Vankadari K, Kumar R, Mittal BR, Sankhyan N. 18 F-FDG PET Brain Findings in a Case of Idiopathic Benign Rolandic Epilepsy of Childhood. World J Nucl Med 2023; 22:52-54. [PMID: 36923971 PMCID: PMC10010858 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Idiopathic benign rolandic epilepsy, also known as benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECTS), is one of the commonly seen electroclinical epilepsy syndromes of childhood with a generally favorable long-term prognosis. We describe a 5-year-old female child who presented with recurrent focal seizures involving right side of face since the age of 6 months. She had no perinatal or postnatal insults, had normal development, and her neurological examination was unremarkable. Electroencephalogram showed rolandic spikes, suggesting BCETCS. Her seizures remained refractory to two appropriately dosed antiepileptic drugs. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain did not reveal any structural lesion. Interictal fluorodeoxyglucose 18 F-positron emission tomography brain showed hypometabolism in the left lower rolandic region.
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- Kousik Vankadari
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Tascón-Arcila J, Rojas-Jiménez S, Cornejo-Sánchez D, Gómez-Builes P, Ucroz-Benavides A, Holguín BM, Restrepo-Arbeláez D, Gómez-Castillo C, Solarte-Mia R, Cornejo-Ochoa W, Pineda-Trujillo N. Differential Clinical Features in Colombian Patients With Rolandic Epilepsy and Suggestion of Unlikely Association With GRIN2A, RBFOX1, or RBFOX3 Gene Variants. J Child Neurol 2021; 36:875-882. [PMID: 34039076 DOI: 10.1177/08830738211015017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Our purpose was to describe the phenotypic features and test for association of genes GRIN2A, RBFOX1 and RBFOX3 with rolandic epilepsy in patients from Colombia. METHODS Thirty patients were enrolled. A structured interview was applied. In addition, saliva samples were collected from the patients and their parents. One polymorphism in each of GRIN2A, RBFOX1 and RBFOX3 genes was tested. RESULTS The average age at onset was 5.3 years. Almost half the sample presented prolonged seizures (>5 minutes); although the majority of the patients presented their seizures only while asleep, over a quarter presented them only while awake. The most frequent comorbidity was the presence of symptoms compatible with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Personal history of febrile seizures and parasomnias were equally frequent (20%). Family history of any type of epilepsy was reported in 80% of the patients, followed by migraine (73.3%) and poor academic performance (63.3%). About half the sample reported sleepwalking in parents or sibs. Most patients had received pharmacologic treatment. We found no association of rolandic epilepsy with the single nucleotide polymorphisms tested. CONCLUSIONS Our rolandic epilepsy cohort presents clinical features clearly different from other cohorts. For instance, age at onset is much earlier in our set of patients, and personal and family history of febrile seizures as well as parasomnias are highly prevalent in our sample. No association of rolandic epilepsy with variants at the 3 genes tested was found. This lack of association may reflect the high genetic heterogeneity of the epilepsies.
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- José Tascón-Arcila
- Grupo Mapeo Genético, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Mapeo Genético, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Mapeo Genético, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Mapeo Genético, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Mapeo Genético, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Mapeo Genético, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Sección de Neuropediatria, IPS Universitaria, 27983Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Laboratorio de Correlación Electroclínica, CECLAB. IPS Universitaria, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- PEDIACIENCIAS, Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, 27983Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Mapeo Genético, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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Oxcarbazepine monotherapy in children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes improves quality of life. Chin Med J (Engl) 2020; 133:1649-1654. [PMID: 32649517 PMCID: PMC7401795 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is the most common type of childhood idiopathic focal epilepsy. BECTS is associated with pervasive cognitive deficits and behavior problems. While seizures can be easily controlled, it is crucial to select anti-epileptic drugs that do not impair cognition, do not cause psychosocial effects, and improve the quality of life. Previous studies showed effects of oxcarbazepine (OXC) monotherapy on the cognitive and psychosocial profiles of patients with BECTS. Here, we studied the effects of OXC monotherapy on the neuropsychologic profiles and quality of life in patients with BECTS in China. Methods Thirty-one patients aged 6 to 12 years newly diagnosed with BECTS were recruited. A psychometric assessment was performed before and during the follow-up of OXC monotherapy with Cognitive Computerized Task Battery, Depression Self-Rating Scale for children, Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders, and Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 (QOLIE-31). The results of the assessments were compared to explore the effect of OXC monotherapy in patients with BECTS. Results Thirty children with BECTS completed the study. Five of ten cognitive test scores improved after treatment via OXC monotherapy, including visual tracing (F = 14.480, P < 0.001), paired associated learning (language) (F = 6.292, P < 0.001), paired associated learning (number) (F = 9.721, P < 0.05), word semantic (F = 6.003, P < 0.05), and simple subtraction (F = 6.229, P < 0.05). Of the neuropsychology data concerning the quality of life, statistically significant improvements were observed in emotion (F = 4.946, P < 0.05), QOLIE-social (F = 5.912, P < 0.05), and QOLIE-total (F = 14.161, P < 0.001). Conclusions OXC is safe and does not impair neuropsychologic functions, with no obvious mood burden on children with BECTS. Most importantly, OXC has positive impacts on children's perception of quality of life, especially in terms of happiness and life satisfaction.
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