Impaired social attention detected through eye movements in children with early-onset epilepsy.

Objectives: Children with early-onset epilepsy (CWEOE; epilepsy onset before 5 years) exhibit impaired social functioning, but social attention has not yet been examined. In this study we sought to explore visual attention via eye tracking as a component of social attention and examine its relationship with social functioning and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) risk scores.

Methods: Forty-seven CWEOE (3-63 months) and 41 controls (3-61 months) completed two eye-tracking tasks: (1) preference for social versus nonsocial naturalistic scenes, and (2) face region preference task.

Reliability of Telephone and Videoconference Methods of Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults with and without Dementia.

Background: Telephone and videoconference administration of cognitive tests introduce additional sources of variance compared to in-person testing. Reviews of test-retest reliability have included mixed neurocognitive and psychiatric populations with limited consideration of methodological and statistical contributions.

Objective: We reviewed reliability estimates from comparison studies of older adults with and without dementia, considering test-retest analyses and study methods.

Incidence of early-onset epilepsy: A prospective population-based study.

Purpose: The first five years of life reflect a critical period of development prior to formal education yet few epidemiological studies focus on children with early-onset epilepsy (CWEOE; onset <60 months). This study aimed to determine early-onset epilepsy incidence using a comprehensive case identification strategy, and examined socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnicity as risk factors.

Methods: Through a prospective, population-based study, newly diagnosed CWEOE from Fife and Lothian, Scotland, were identified using multiple-source, active surveillance capture-recapture between May 2013 and June 2015.

Neurobehavioral problems in children with early-onset epilepsy: A population-based study.

Purpose: Neurobehavioral problems (i.e., cognitive impairment/behavior problems) are a major challenge in childhood epilepsy.