[Neuropsychology and academic achievement of epileptic children: executive-functions tests].
Children with epilepsy are exposed to learning disabilities. In young children, still not taught reading, spelling or mathematics, the standardized psychometric evaluation provides a usefull assessment tool enabling identification of the structural disturbances that will affect the learning process. For school-age children, assessment can be made in regard to the DSM IV criteria of specific learning disabilities, and within a neuropsychological framework that pays a particular attention to the executive functions.
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Service Universitaire de Pédopsychiatrie, CHRU Bretonneau,2, bd Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France.
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D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D004522:Educational Status; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors