Department of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Apr;17(4):467-73. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.010. Epub 2010 Feb 19.
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.
本研究是一个更大项目的一部分，该项目旨在确定预测儿童对癫痫的行为、社会和认知适应的因素。患有癫痫的儿童比健康儿童或患有其他慢性疾病的儿童更有可能出现内化和外化行为问题。本研究探讨了行为问题的风险因素。早期气质和神经心理学功能，特别是执行功能和语言能力，被评估为 229 名首次确诊癫痫的儿童不良行为结果的独特和调节预测因子。父母评估气质，儿童接受神经心理学测试，教师在癫痫发作后 36 个月评估行为。结果表明，早期气质和神经心理学功能，特别是执行功能，预测了癫痫发作 3 年后的行为结果。
