Patterns of language and auditory dysfunction in 6-year-old children with epilepsy.

In a previous study we reported difficulty with expressive language and visuoperceptual ability in preschool children with epilepsy and otherwise normal development. The present study analysed speech and language dysfunction for each individual in relation to epilepsy variables, ear preference, and intelligence in these children and described their auditory function. Twenty 6-year-old children with epilepsy (14 females, 6 males; mean age 6:5 y, range 6 y-6 y 11 mo) and 30 reference children without epilepsy (18 females, 12 males; mean age 6:5 y, range 6 y-6 y 11 mo) were assessed for language and auditory ability.

Speech, language, and cognition in preschool children with epilepsy.

We studied expressive and receptive language, oral motor ability, attention, memory, and intelligence in 20 6-year-old children with epilepsy (14 females, six males; mean age 6y 5mo, range 6y-6y 11mo) without learning disability, cerebral palsy (CP), and/or autism, and in 30 reference children without epilepsy (18 females, 12 males; mean age 6y 5mo, range 6y-6y 11mo). Ten children had partial, six primarily generalized, and four unclassified epilepsy. Fourteen were having monotherapy and six were taking two or more antiepileptic drugs; 13 children were free from seizures 3 months before the assessment.

Comorbidity in severe developmental language disorders: neuropediatric and psychological considerations.

Aim: To explore possible patterns of comorbidity in children with severe developmental language disorders (DLD).

Methods: A retrospective investigation of the clinical records of 28 children relating to oral motor and language problems, psychological profiles, medical history and EEG findings.

Results: 36% of all the children had pure expressive language problems, 64% had combined expressive-receptive language problems and 57% had additional oral motor problems.

[RoTrac capillary pore membranes for laboratory filtration. II. Bacteria-free filtration].

Because of their special characteristics Capillary pore membranes (CPM) are now applied in several branches of separation techniques and analytics. Besides applications in particle analytics and microfiltration of different media capillary pore membranes can be used in microorganism separation. It was shown that RoTrac CPM can be used for bacteria free (or so called sterile) filtration.

[RoTrac capillary pore membranes for laboratory filtration. I. Degermination filtration].

RoTrac capillary pore membranes (CPM) are produced by means of the nuclear track technology. Thus a defined and in wide ranges independent adjunction of the different membrane parameters (diameter, density, shape and inclination of pores) is possible. The wanted uniform separation diameter of the membrane can exactly be chosen according to the size of the microorganisms to be rejected.