title: Psychomotor and motor functioning in children with cryptogenic localization related epilepsy.
abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate psychomotor- and motor functioning in children with cryptogenic localization related epilepsy (CLRE) and to explore possible relationships between these two functions. Eighty-nine children were included. Results of reaction times measurements and motor functioning tasks were compared to age-related normative values. Correlations between the psychomotor and motor tasks were computed. Manual dexterity and balance problems are present in about 35% of CLRE-children. Ball skills are problematic in approximately 55% of the children. Simple reaction time measurements showed significantly slowing for CLRE children relative to the reference values. Also, performance on the m-ABC was significantly lower than the reference values. The better the child's performance on the simple reaction time measurements, the better the performance on the m-ABC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Development, Epilepsy Centre Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Saskia G M
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: van Mil
authors.forename: Nora M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: de la Parra
authors.forename: Rianne P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Reijs
authors.forename: Mariette H J A
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: van Hall
authors.forename: Albert P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Aldenkamp
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D013223:Statistics as Topic