@article{a966d9b9578246dc8415e862cd78ca49,
title = "Cognitive and EEG fluctuation in benign childhood epilepsy with central-temporal spikes: A case series",
abstract = "Aware of parental reports of academic variability, we investigated month-to-month fluctuations in cognitive abilities and EEG status by repeated measures testing in six children with benign epilepsy with central-temporal spikes (BECTS). All showed greater than normal test-retest variability. Daytime EEG abnormalities were also variable. Short-term fluctuations in cognitive function appear common in children with BECTS, potentially impacting academic performance.",
keywords = "BECTS, Benign rolandic epilepsy, Cognitive, EEG, Variability",
author = "Ewen, {Joshua B.} and Vining, {Eileen P.} and Smith, {Cynthia A.} and Trescher, {William H.} and Kossoff, {Eric H.} and Barry Gordon and Dana Boatman-Reich",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported, in part, by NIH-NIDCD grants R01 DC005645 and K24 DC10028 (DBR) and NIH-NINDS grant K12 NS001696 (JBE; PI: Harvey Singer). The authors thank Jenna Los, Sarah Morrison-Colwell, and Heather Wied for technical assistance. Special thanks to Dr. Ernst Niedermeyer for helpful discussion of the EEG findings, to Dr. Brian Caffo for statistical guidance and to Dr. Jason Brandt for his insightful comments. We are grateful to the families who gave generously of their time to participate in this study.",
year = "2011",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.07.015",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "97",
pages = "214--219",
journal = "Epilepsy Research",
issn = "0920-1211",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "1-2",
}