Remote neuropsychological assessment: Acceptability and feasibility of direct-to-home teleneuropsychology methodology during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To determine the acceptability and feasibility of telephone and video-conference calls to complete cognitive assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: In rapid response to the pandemic, evidence-based adaptations were made to routine face-to-face (FTF) practice, delivering teleneuropsychology (TNP) within a National Health Service (NHS) Scotland neuropsychology service. Caldicott guardian approval was obtained to complete a six month study (April to October 2020) from the early stages of the first United Kingdom (UK) lockdown.

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.

Pediatric sleep difficulties after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury.

The objective of this study is to systematically investigate sleep following moderate-severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). School-aged children with moderate-severe TBI identified via hospital records were invited to participate, along with a school-age sibling. Subjective reports and objective actigraphy correlates of sleep were recorded: Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), Sleep Self-Report questionnaire (SSR), and 5-night actigraphy.

Health-related quality-of-life and behavioural outcome in survivors of childhood meningitis.

Objective: To describe behavioural and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) outcomes in survivors of childhood meningitis and identify variables predictive of psychosocial outcome.

Methods: Psychosocial outcomes were measured via parent and teacher report using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL Core & Fatigue versions). Participants were 346[corrected] consecutive survivors admitted to a regional children's hospital (1991-2007).

Friendship, loneliness and psychosocial functioning in children with traumatic brain injury.

Objective: This study compares friendship quality, rates of loneliness and general psychosocial functioning in children who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with non-injured controls.

Methods: A between-subjects design with 14 participants in the TBI group and 14 in the non-injured control group, aged between 7-13 years and matched for age, gender, receptive vocabulary and socio-economic status. Children completed measures of receptive vocabulary (BPVS II), friendship quality (FQQ-R) and loneliness (LSDS).

Misdiagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder following severe traumatic brain injury.

Background: The incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after traumatic brain injury is unclear. One issue involves the validity of diagnosis using self-report questionnaires.

Aims: To compare PTSD'caseness' arising from questionnaire self-report and structured interview.