Cognitive screening informs referrals for neuropsychological evaluation in children with epilepsy
Brief and easy to administer performance-based cognitive screening may add value and reduce bias when making decisions about neuropsychology referrals for children with epilepsy. An ideal clinical model could include neuropsychology consultation with chart review, clinical interview, questionnaires, and brief cognitive screening to inform referrals for more comprehensive evaluation. In settings where this is not possible, cognitive screening may be a useful and minimally resource-intensive method for informing referral decisions.
Authors
- Kristina E. Patrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-7474)
- Allison N. Shields (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0796-6444)
- Anup D. Patel
- Kelly A. McNally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-9413)
- Holly A. Dustin
Institutions
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Kennedy Krieger Institute (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18421
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ohio State University
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences