2010
Parental report of behavioral and cognitive diagnoses in childhood-onset epilepsy: A case–sibling-controlled analysis
Benn EK, Hesdorffer DC, Levy SR, Testa FM, DiMario FJ, Berg AT. Parental report of behavioral and cognitive diagnoses in childhood-onset epilepsy: A case–sibling-controlled analysis. Epilepsy & Behavior 2010, 18: 276-279. PMID: 20494622, PMCID: PMC2902612, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood-onset epilepsyPsychiatric disordersSelf-injurious behaviorInfluence prognosisMetabolic insultsEpilepsySuicide attemptsCase childrenSibling controlsConnecticut StudyGenetic causeParent interviewsParental reportsDisordersLanguage disordersMorbidityPrognosisInsultDiagnosisControlYoung people
2004
Longitudinal Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in Infants and Young Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Influences of Etiology, Syndrome, and Seizure Control
Berg AT, Smith SN, Frobish D, Beckerman B, Levy SR, Testa FM, Shinnar S. Longitudinal Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in Infants and Young Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Influences of Etiology, Syndrome, and Seizure Control. Pediatrics 2004, 114: 645-650. PMID: 15342834, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2003-1151-l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure controlInitial diagnosisSymptomatic etiologyEpileptic encephalopathyProspective community-based studySubtle cognitive difficultiesInfluence of etiologyChildhood-onset epilepsyOnset of epilepsyCommunity-based studyIndependent effectsMajority of childrenCognitive difficultiesSeizure outcomeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeParents of childrenIntractable seizuresSchool-aged childrenSyndrome typeNormal rangeBaseline scoresPredictive valueEpilepsyDomain scores