Computerized version of the Wisconsin card sorting test in children with high-functioning autistic disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emi Tsuchiya ◽  
Junichi Oki ◽  
Nozomi Yahara ◽  
Kenji Fujieda
2017 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
Fumikazu Sano ◽  
Tetsuo Ohyama ◽  
Kanji Sugita ◽  
Masao Aihara ◽  
Hideaki Kanemura

AbstractThe relationship between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) in children is not well understood. Patients with FLE between 6 and 15 years of age were studied. Scores on the ADHD rating scale (ADHD-RS) and Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST) were obtained at baseline. Behavioral changes were evaluated using the ADHD-RS scores at 6, 12, and 24 months after seizure onset. Perseverative errors of Nelson (PEN) scales on WCST were also evaluated at same time periods. The relationships between clinical manifestations and neuropsychological disturbances were analyzed. In 34 patients, the ADHD-RS score at 24 months after onset was most strongly associated with the presence of status epilepticus (SE, p = 0.004, β = 0.490) followed by seizure frequency (p = 0.021, β = 0.382). The increase in ADHD-RS score was most strongly associated with seizure frequency (p < 0.001, β = 0.635). The PEN score on WCST at 24 months was most strongly associated with seizure frequency (p = 0.001, β = 0.724). The increase in PEN score on WCST was most strongly associated with seizure frequency (p = 0.001, β = 0.872). The only clinical factor associated with both the ADHD-RS and the PEN scores on the WCST was seizure frequency. Seizure frequency may be correlated with risk for ADHD in children with FLE.


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