Journal article
The WISC-V in children and adolescents with epilepsy
Child neuropsychology, v 25(7), pp 992-1002
03 Oct 2019
PMID: 30676259
Abstract
Despite its popularity in the neuropsychological evaluation of children, the utility of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fifth Edition (WISC-V) has not yet been investigated in children with epilepsy. Eighty clinically referred children and adolescents with epilepsy were administered the WISC-V as part of a comprehensive assessment and scores were compared to matched controls from the WISC-V standardization sample. T tests compared WISC-V indices and subtests between patients and controls and Chi-square analyses compared the rates of low scores. Correlational analyses assessed the relationships between epilepsy severity variables (e.g., age of onset, duration of epilepsy, number of antiepileptic drugs, seizure frequency). All WISC-V composites and subtests were significantly lower in patients versus controls and the rate of low scores was higher in patients than controls for all composites and subtests with the exception of Figure Weights. The Working Memory Index and Processing Speed Index were most sensitive to impairment, while the Verbal Comprehension Index and Fluid Reasoning Index were least sensitive. Of the epilepsy severity variables, age of seizure onset and number of antiepileptic drugs were strong predictors of deficits, whereas seizure frequency was the weakest predictor. Importantly, no significant differences were seen in children with right hemisphere epilepsy versus left on the five WISC-V composites, though a trend was seen towards a lower Visual-Spatial Index in those with right-sided focal seizures.
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- Title
- The WISC-V in children and adolescents with epilepsy
- Creators
- William S. MacAllister - Alberta Children's Hospital Research InstituteMoshe Maiman - Drexel UniversityMarsha Vasserman - American Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryTaryn Fay-Mcclymont - Alberta Children's Hospital Research InstituteBrian L. Brooks - University of CalgaryElisabeth M. S. Sherman - Primary HealthCare
- Publication Details
- Child neuropsychology, v 25(7), pp 992-1002
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000474597400007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85060621215
- Other Identifier
- 991021860784904721
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- Clinical Neurology