2007
Behavior and social competency in idiopathic and cryptogenic childhood epilepsy
Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Testa FM, Levy SR, Shinnar S, DiMario F. Behavior and social competency in idiopathic and cryptogenic childhood epilepsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2007, 49: 487-492. PMID: 17593118, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00487.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLack of remissionWorse behavioral problemsChildhood epilepsyMedication useMedication statusBehavioral problemsImpact of remissionCurrent medication useCommunity-based studyCompetency scoresCryptogenic epilepsyInitial diagnosisAntiepileptic drugsRemissionEpilepsyWorse scoresRelated disordersChildren 8Behavioral assessmentIndependent effectsChildrenDeleterious effectsScoresAttention problems
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