Stella, Florindo [UNESP]Maciel, Jayme Antunes2014-05-272014-05-272003-06-01Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, v. 61, n. 2 B, p. 335-338, 2003.0004-282Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/67305A study of concentrated attention patterns in epileptic patients was conducted with the objectives: characterization of the patients' epileptic condition; assessment of the concentrated attention levels in epileptic and nonepileptic individuals; comparison of the attention levels of the two groups. An evaluation was performed of 50 adult outpatients with complex partial seizures and 20 non-epileptic individuals (comparative group) at the Neuroepilepsy Ambulatory Unit, State University of Campinas SP, Brazil. Method: characterization of seizure types, frequency and duration; concentrated attention assessment (Concentrated Attention Test - Toulouse-Piéron); comparison of the epileptic with non-epileptic individuals. Results: A statistically significant difference was observed between the groups with regard to Correct Response, Wrong Response and No Response. A difference was observed in relation to Time, but it was statistically insignificant. The epileptic patients presented inferior cognitive performance in relation to concentrated attention when compared with the non-epileptic individuals, findings compatible with the clinical complaints.335-338engAttentionComplex partial epilepsyNeuropsychologyadultattention deficit disorderclinical articlecognitioncomplex partial seizurecontrolled studyfocal epilepsyhumanoutpatientstatistical significanceAdultCase-Control StudiesCognition DisordersEpilepsy, Complex PartialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsStatistics, NonparametricTime FactorsArtigo10.1590/S0004-282X2003000300003S0004-282X2003000300003WOS:000184047200003Acesso aberto2-s2.0-00385045252-s2.0-0038504525.pdf7964386240653380