Affiliations: [a] Department of Research and Development, Epilepsy Centre Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, The Netherlands | [b] Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Centre Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, The Netherlands | [c] Department of Behavioral Science, Epilepsy Centre Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, The Netherlands | [d] Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Correspondence:
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Address for correspondence: Mw. Nora M. de la Parra, MSc, Epilepsy Centre Kempenhaeghe, Department of Behavioral Science, Sterkselseweg 65, 5591 VE Heeze, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 402279227; Fax: +31 402260426; E-mail: ParraN@Kempenhaeghe.nl
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.
Keywords: Cryptogenic localization related epilepsy, children, psychomotor functioning, motor functioning, epilepsy
