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Language skills in children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes: a systematic review

dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Joana
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Maria Emília
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-12T11:38:01Z
dc.date.available2019-04-12T11:38:01Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBenign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is the epileptic syndrome that most affects preschool and school-age children. Despite being usually considered a benign condition, several studies have shown that this epileptic syndrome is responsible for cognitive morbidities in children, namely at the level of attention and memory, as well as language. However, language disorders are still superficially addressed by the literature. This review aimed to compile and synthesize recent literature in this area. This systematic bibliographic research comprises studies published between 2005 and 2016 in PubMed, Science Direct, and PsycInfo computer databases that included the keywords “language”, “cognition”, “benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes”, “rolandic epilepsy”, and “children”. Studies were selected according to the following criteria: (i) published in scientific peer reviewed journals; (ii) performed with children between the ages of 3 and 16 years; and (iii) performed in children with BECTS in the active phase or after remission. Eighteen studies met these criteria. Nine studies mentioned language skill disorders in children with BECTS in the receptive and productive domains of semantics and seven studies in morphosyntax. Regarding phonological awareness, six studies have found limitations in the intrasyllabic, syllabic, and phonemic levels. These studies have also detected deficits in verbal fluency (semantic and phonemic) and in verbal memory. Because of the heterogeneity of the study samples and the use of innumerable distinct tasks in the evaluation of language skills, the results obtained still show some lack of consensus regarding the affected areas. Despite this, it was possible to synthesize and define more precisely the oral language variations presented by this population. We have concluded that the changes in semantic skills are the most frequently mentioned. The studies have also showed morphosyntactic and phonological disorders, in spite of showing some variability among them.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationTeixeira, J., Santos, M.E. (2018). Language skills in children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes: A systematic review. Epilepsy & Behavior, 84, 15-21pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.04.002pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85046473075
dc.identifier.eissn1525-5069
dc.identifier.issn1525-5050
dc.identifier.pmid29730501
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/27394
dc.identifier.wos000436923800003
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.subjectBenign childhood epilepsywith centrotemporal spikespt_PT
dc.subjectRolandic epilepsypt_PT
dc.subjectLanguagept_PT
dc.subjectCognitionpt_PT
dc.titleLanguage skills in children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes: a systematic reviewpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage15
oaire.citation.titleEpilepsy and Behaviorpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume84
person.familyNameSantos
person.givenNameMaria Emília
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7575-4435
person.identifier.scopus-author-id20335781400
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