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Attentional Impairment in People With Epilepsy

NCT04379128 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 272

Last updated 2020-05-07

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Summary

Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological conditions.It leads to cognitive impairment in 20-50% of patients with a structural form.

In comparison with seizures, these cognitive disorders are a major additional factor in occupational, social and family disability. They are particularly frequent (50%) in temporal epilepsies and preferably concern memory and language skills.

The cognitive consequences of epilepsy are therefore well described in the following areas: episodic memory, language, executive functions.

Concerning attentional abilities, a recent review has highlighted the lack of work in this specific field in order to properly measure the prevalence and nature of attentional disorders in epileptic patients. Indeed, attentional abilities are often mentioned in studies, but attention is a complex domain defined by four modalities: alertness, selective attention, divided attention and sustained attention. No study systematically assesses all of these modalities.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and nature of attentional disorders in epileptic patients compared to control subjects.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Attentional tasks

a neuropsychological assessment of attentional task, executive task and interview is proposed to patients or normal control

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Central Hospital, Nancy, France

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-31
Primary Completion
2020-05-31
Completion
2025-08-31

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