The effect of temperament and neuropsychological functioning on behavior problems in children with new-onset seizures.
The present study is part of a larger project that seeks to identify factors that predict children's behavioral, social, and cognitive adaptation to epilepsy. Children with seizures are more likely to have internalizing and externalizing behavior problems than either healthy children or children with other chronic illnesses. The present research examines risk factors for behavior problems. Early temperament and neuropsychological functioning, specifically executive function and language abilities, are evaluated as unique and moderating predictors of adverse behavioral outcomes in 229 children with a first recognized seizure. Parents assessed temperament, children were administered neuropsychological tests, and teachers evaluated behavior 36 months after seizure onset. Results revealed that early temperament and neuropsychological functioning, specifically executive function, predicted behavioral outcomes 3 years after seizure onset.
Baum
Katherine T
KT
Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Byars
Anna W
AW
deGrauw
Ton J
TJ
Dunn
David W
DW
Bates
John E
JE
Howe
Steven R
SR
Chiu
C-Y Peter
CY
Austin
Joan K
JK
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D057189:Checklist; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013694:Temperament