Do ADHD and frontal epilepsy have the same characteristics?

Distinguishing children with frontal epilepsy from children with ADHD in terms of executive functioning.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28942

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-31

Start date

2012-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Frontal epilepsy ADHD Executive functions Frontale epilepsie Executieve functies

Interventions

Neuropsychological testing.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 8-12 years; 2. Diagnosed with frontal lobe epilepsy or ADHD as diagnosed by the DSM-IV criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 2000); 3. IQ > 70 (testing no older than 2 years) or if not tested before academic scores not lower then C (CITO); 4. Ability to understand and read Dutch.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Coexisting psychiatric disorder as diagnosed by the DSM-IV criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 2000); 2. Coexisting medical disease which can influence testing; 3. Treatment with psychiatric medication which can influence testing; 4. Specific epilepsy syndromes in which children can deteriorate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Working memory.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Cognitive flexibility; 2. Sustained attention; 3. Inhibition; 4. Working pace; 5. Behaviour.	—

Contacts

Public ContactL. Berg, van den

Dr. Denekampweg 20

lvdberg@sein.nl+31 (0)38 8457184

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)