title: [Indication of tele-electroencephalography coupled to videoscopy in the study of higher functions in the epileptic child].
abstract: An examination procedure, including psychometric tests performed during a tele-encephalographic recording coupled to videoscopy, has been applied twice to 32 epileptic children in a double-blind study appreciating the clinical and electroencephalographic effects of an antiepileptic drug. The psychometric test scores were influenced by the presence of subclinical spikes and spike-and-wave discharges or by seizures of very short duration eluding investigation of the psychologist. It is shown that psychometric test results can be interpreted in a different way according to the procedural choice. Without simultaneous tele-encephalographic and videoscopic documents, the anti-epileptic drug tested in the study (sodium valproate) would have been considered as having a direct favorable action on superior functions appreciated by performance on the tests used. However, it has been possible to demonstrate that the improvement is consecutive to the beneficial effect of the drug in relieving seizures and subclinical spikes and spike-and-wave discharges.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000187:drug effects; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D013686:Telemetry; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D014743:Videotape Recording
chemical_list: D014635:Valproic Acid
vernacular_title: Indication de la télé-électroencéphalographie couplée à la vidéoscopie dans l'étude des fonctions supérieures de l'enfant épileptique.