The developmental profiles of children with idiopathic tonic-clonic epilepsy as measured on the Griffths Developmental Scales
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2014-05-20
Authors
Magongoa, Daphney Isabel Seemole
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Abstract
The effect o f epilepsy on the development of children with well controlled tonic-clonic
epilepsy was assessed using the Griffiths Developmental test. Twenty five subjects and
twenty five controls matched for age, sex, location and socio-economic status were tested.
Their ages ranged from three to six and a half years. The paired t-test and rank-sign test on a
personal computer using the SAS system were used for data analysis. A p-value o f 0,05 and
less was regarded as significant difference. There were significant differences in the mean
quotient scores in all the subscales and general quotient. The epileptic children performed at a
significantly lower level than the controls.
The motor subscale scores demonstrated locomotor precocity o f both groups with no
significant difference between subjects and controls, when the pairs where the subjects had
had status epilepticus were excluded from the analysis.