Express method for neuropsychological assessment of children with epilepsy
Express method for neuropsychological assessment of children with epilepsy
Author(s): Aurelia GLAVAN, Natalia DOȚEN, Gabriela REPEȘCOSubject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Clinical psychology
Published by: State Pedagogical University „Ion Creanga” from Chisinau
Keywords: methods; express assessment method; neuropsychological; epilepsy; children; higher mental functions;
Summary/Abstract: The express method of neuropsychological assessment of children with epilepsy was adapted by us based on the principles of neuropsychology promoted by A.R. Luria and L. S. Tsvetkova. The research sample included 250 preschool-aged children and 250 young school-aged children diagnosed with epilepsy, all presenting with complex neuropsychological disorders, including language and communication deficits, cognitive, affective and personality difficulties. The research results reveal a complex neuropsychological profile, altered with multiple evident dysfunctions in the motor, verbal, gnostic, mnesic and intellectual domains, with predominant lesions in the left frontal lobe, consistent with the patient’s medical history. which persist even 2.5 years after the trauma. Spatial perception and memory disorders suggest a possible secondary dysfunction of the parietal regions.
Journal: Psihologie, Revistă ştiinţifico-practică
- Issue Year: 47/2025
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 52-59
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
