title: Cognitive and EEG fluctuation in benign childhood epilepsy with central-temporal spikes: a case series.
abstract: Aware of parental reports of academic variability, we investigated month-to-month fluctuations in cognitive abilities and EEG status by repeated measures testing in six children with benign epilepsy with central-temporal spikes (BECTS). All showed greater than normal test-retest variability. Daytime EEG abnormalities were also variable. Short-term fluctuations in cognitive function appear common in children with BECTS, potentially impacting academic performance.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Neurology and Developmental Medicine, 707N Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205, United States. ewen@kennedykrieger.org
authors.forename: Joshua B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ewen
authors.forename: Eileen P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Vining
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Trescher
authors.forename: Eric H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kossoff
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boatman-Reich
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004522:Educational Status; D004569:Electroencephalography; D019305:Epilepsy, Rolandic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010641:Phenotype; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors