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Matson, Johnny L.; Horovitz, Max; Sipes, Megan – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
The prevalence of toileting problems was assessed in 153 adults with intellectual disability (ID) using the "Profile of Toileting Issues" ("POTI") and comparisons were made based on various demographic variables. The most frequently endorsed problems were "has toileting accidents during the day," "has toileting…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Verbal Ability, Profiles, Hygiene
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Meador, Kimford J.; Baker, Gus A.; Browning, Nancy; Cohen, Morris J.; Clayton-Smith, Jill; Kalayjian, Laura A.; Kanner, Andres; Liporace, Joyce D.; Pennell, Page B.; Privitera, Michael; Loring, David W. – Brain, 2011
We previously reported that foetal valproate exposure impairs intelligence quotient. In this follow-up investigation, we examined dose-related effects of foetal antiepileptic drug exposure on verbal and non-verbal cognitive measures. This investigation is an ongoing prospective observational multi-centre study in the USA and UK, which has enrolled…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Seizures, Intelligence Quotient, Preschool Children
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Dunin-Wasowicz, Dorota; Kasprzyk-Obara, Jolanta; Jurkiewicz, Elzbieta; Kapusta, Monika; Milewska-Bobula, Bogumila – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
From 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2004, 22 patients (13 males, nine females; age range 2-12mo) with infantile spasms and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection were treated with intravenous ganciclovir (GCV) and antiepileptic drugs. GCV was given for 3 to 12 weeks with a 1-month interval (one, two, or three courses). Epileptic spasms occurred before…
Descriptors: Seizures, Patients, Infants, Diseases
Srinivasan, Saranya – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study uses a best-evidence synthesis method to investigate the secondary effects of various antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and their implications on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) processes. Epilepsy is a common serious neurological disorder, a concomitant condition in individuals with severe developmental and intellectual…
Descriptors: Evidence, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Selassie, G. Rejno-Habte; Viggedal, G.; Olsson, I.; Jennische, M. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
We studied expressive and receptive language, oral motor ability, attention, memory, and intelligence in 20 6-year-old children with epilepsy (14 females, six males; mean age 6y 5mo, range 6y-6y 11mo) without learning disability, cerebral palsy (CP), and/or autism, and in 30 reference children without epilepsy (18 females, 12 males; mean age 6y…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Seizures
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Guerrini, Renzo; Parmeggiani, Lucio – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The aim in treating epilepsy is to minimise or control seizures with full respect of quality-of-life issues, especially of cognitive functions. Optimal treatment first demands a correct recognition of the major type of seizures, followed by a correct diagnosis of the type of epilepsy or of the specific syndrome. Methods: Review of data…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Narcotics, Seizures, Identification