| Reaction time variability in epileptic and brain-damaged patients. | |
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PMID: 414884 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Median reaction times and intra-individual variability were studied in epileptic (N = 63), brain-damaged (non-epileptic) (N = 25) and control patients (N = 25) using a six and one half minute visual, continuous reaction time task. Epileptic and brain-damaged groups were significantly slower than control patients on median reaction times at the 10th, 50th, and 90th percentiles and on the differences between the 10th and 90th percentiles. Thus both general slowing and greater intra-individual variability were found in the epileptic and brain-damaged patients. Reaction times were not related to presence, type and severity of EEG abnormality or to age of onset of epilepsy. Grand mal patients did have significantly greater variability than other types of seizure patients. Epileptic and brain-damaged patients did not differ significantly on any reaction time variables. Both groups were discriminated significantly from the controls on all reaction time measures, especially on the intra-individual variability measure. |
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Authors:
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P Bruhn; O A Parsons |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior Volume: 13 ISSN: 0010-9452 ISO Abbreviation: Cortex Publication Date: 1977 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1978-04-17 Completed Date: 1978-04-17 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0100725 Medline TA: Cortex Country: ITALY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 373-84 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis, physiopathology* Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology Electroencephalography Epilepsies, Partial / physiopathology Epilepsy / diagnosis, etiology, physiopathology* Epilepsy, Absence / physiopathology Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / physiopathology Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / physiopathology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Reaction Time / physiology* Time Factors |
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