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Moorhouse FJ, Cornell S, Gerstl L, Wagner J, Tacke M, Roser T, Heinen F, von Stülpnagel C, Vollmar C, Kunz M, Ramantani G, Borggraefe I. Cognitive profiles in pediatric unilobar vs. multilobar epilepsy. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2022; 41:48-54. [PMID: 36265333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine how cognitive impairment relates to the extent of the presumed epileptogenic zone in pediatric focal epilepsies. We analyzed the cognitive functions in unilobar compared to multilobar focal epilepsy patients that underwent neuropsychological testing at a tertiary epilepsy center. METHODS We assessed cognitive functions of pediatric focal epilepsy patients with the German version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales that measures full-scale IQ and subcategories. We assessed differences in IQ and epilepsy-related variables between unilobar and multilobar epilepsy patients. RESULTS We included 62 patients (37 unilobar, 25 multilobar), aged 10.6 ± 3.7 years. Full-scale IQ values were significantly higher in unilobar (93.6 ± 17.7, 95% CI 87.7-99.6) than in multilobar epilepsy patients (77.3 ± 17.2, 95% CI 69.3-85.0; p = 0.001). In all but one IQ subcategory (working memory), significantly higher values were measured in unilobar than in multilobar epilepsy patients. The proportion of unilobar epilepsy patients with severe cognitive impairment (8.3%) and below-average intelligence (30.5%) was lower compared to multilobar epilepsy patients (47.6% and 61.9%; p = 0.002 and p = 0.021, respectively). Epilepsy onset occurred earlier in multilobar (4.0 years, 95% CI 2.6-5.5, SD ± 3.4 years) than in unilobar epilepsy patients (7.0 years, 95% CI 5.5-8.5, SD ± 4.4 years, p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS Pediatric multilobar epilepsy patients face more cognitive issues than unilobar epilepsy patients on average. Our findings should help to identify children and adolescents who are most at risk for impaired cognitive development. A limitation of our study is the simple division into unilobar and multilobar epilepsies, with no specific account being taken of etiology/epilepsy syndrome, which can have a profound effect on cognition.
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Affiliation(s)
- Frederik Jan Moorhouse
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
| | - Celina von Stülpnagel
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
| | - Georgia Ramantani
- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland; University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Ingo Borggraefe
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Developmental Medicine and Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
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