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Social cognition in children with epilepsy in mainstream education. / Lew, Adina; Lewis, Charlie; Lunn, Judith et al.
In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Vol. 57, No. 1, 01.2015, p. 53-59.

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Lew, A, Lewis, C, Lunn, J, Tomlin, P, Basu, H, Roach, J, Rakshi, K & Martland, T 2015, 'Social cognition in children with epilepsy in mainstream education', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12613

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Lew, A., Lewis, C., Lunn, J., Tomlin, P., Basu, H., Roach, J., Rakshi, K., & Martland, T. (2015). Social cognition in children with epilepsy in mainstream education. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 57(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12613

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Lew A, Lewis C, Lunn J, Tomlin P, Basu H, Roach J et al. Social cognition in children with epilepsy in mainstream education. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2015 Jan;57(1):53-59. Epub 2014 Oct 21. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12613

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Lew, Adina ; Lewis, Charlie ; Lunn, Judith et al. / Social cognition in children with epilepsy in mainstream education. In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2015 ; Vol. 57, No. 1. pp. 53-59.

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title = "Social cognition in children with epilepsy in mainstream education",
abstract = "AIM To establish whether deficits in social cognition are present in children with generalised or focal epilepsy in mainstream education, and whether any relation exists between social cognition, communication, and behaviour measures.METHOD In a cross-sectional study, children with an epilepsy-only diagnoses in mainstream education (n=20 with generalized epilepsy; eight males, 12 females; mean age 11y 6mo, SD 2y 6mo; and n=27 with focal epilepsy; 12 males, 15 females; mean age 11y 8mo, SD 2y 2mo) and comparison participants (n=57; 28 males, 29 females; mean age 11y 2mo, SD 2y 4mo) were administered the Strange Stories task and the Mind in the Eyes task, as well as an IQ assessment. Parents completed the Children{\textquoteright}s Communication Checklist-2 and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).RESULTS Both groups of children with epilepsy performed more poorly than control children on the Mental Stories component of the Strange Stories task, F(2,101)=3.2, p<0.001. Performance on Mental Stories was related to pragmatic communication, but only in the generalized epilepsy group (r=0.51, p=0.03, 95% CI=0.2–0.8). There were no differences between epilepsy groups or control participants in the Mind in the Eyes task, F(2,101)=0.4, p=0.4.INTERPRETATION Children with {\textquoteleft}epilepsy only{\textquoteright} are at risk of deficits in social cognition and may require appropriate support.",
keywords = "Children with Epilepsy, Paediatric Epilepsy, Social Cognition, Theory of Mind, Focal Epilepsy, Generalised Epilepsy",
author = "Adina Lew and Charlie Lewis and Judith Lunn and Pamela Tomlin and Helen Basu and Julie Roach and Karl Rakshi and Timothy Martland",
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AU - Lew, Adina

AU - Lewis, Charlie

AU - Lunn, Judith

AU - Tomlin, Pamela

AU - Basu, Helen

AU - Roach, Julie

AU - Rakshi, Karl

AU - Martland, Timothy

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N2 - AIM To establish whether deficits in social cognition are present in children with generalised or focal epilepsy in mainstream education, and whether any relation exists between social cognition, communication, and behaviour measures.METHOD In a cross-sectional study, children with an epilepsy-only diagnoses in mainstream education (n=20 with generalized epilepsy; eight males, 12 females; mean age 11y 6mo, SD 2y 6mo; and n=27 with focal epilepsy; 12 males, 15 females; mean age 11y 8mo, SD 2y 2mo) and comparison participants (n=57; 28 males, 29 females; mean age 11y 2mo, SD 2y 4mo) were administered the Strange Stories task and the Mind in the Eyes task, as well as an IQ assessment. Parents completed the Children’s Communication Checklist-2 and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).RESULTS Both groups of children with epilepsy performed more poorly than control children on the Mental Stories component of the Strange Stories task, F(2,101)=3.2, p<0.001. Performance on Mental Stories was related to pragmatic communication, but only in the generalized epilepsy group (r=0.51, p=0.03, 95% CI=0.2–0.8). There were no differences between epilepsy groups or control participants in the Mind in the Eyes task, F(2,101)=0.4, p=0.4.INTERPRETATION Children with ‘epilepsy only’ are at risk of deficits in social cognition and may require appropriate support.

AB - AIM To establish whether deficits in social cognition are present in children with generalised or focal epilepsy in mainstream education, and whether any relation exists between social cognition, communication, and behaviour measures.METHOD In a cross-sectional study, children with an epilepsy-only diagnoses in mainstream education (n=20 with generalized epilepsy; eight males, 12 females; mean age 11y 6mo, SD 2y 6mo; and n=27 with focal epilepsy; 12 males, 15 females; mean age 11y 8mo, SD 2y 2mo) and comparison participants (n=57; 28 males, 29 females; mean age 11y 2mo, SD 2y 4mo) were administered the Strange Stories task and the Mind in the Eyes task, as well as an IQ assessment. Parents completed the Children’s Communication Checklist-2 and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).RESULTS Both groups of children with epilepsy performed more poorly than control children on the Mental Stories component of the Strange Stories task, F(2,101)=3.2, p<0.001. Performance on Mental Stories was related to pragmatic communication, but only in the generalized epilepsy group (r=0.51, p=0.03, 95% CI=0.2–0.8). There were no differences between epilepsy groups or control participants in the Mind in the Eyes task, F(2,101)=0.4, p=0.4.INTERPRETATION Children with ‘epilepsy only’ are at risk of deficits in social cognition and may require appropriate support.

KW - Children with Epilepsy

KW - Paediatric Epilepsy

KW - Social Cognition

KW - Theory of Mind

KW - Focal Epilepsy

KW - Generalised Epilepsy

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DO - 10.1111/dmcn.12613

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EP - 59

JO - Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

JF - Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

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