Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Cortical auditory dysfunction in benign rolandic epilepsy.

Dana F Boatman1, William H Trescher, Cynthia Smith

  • 1Department of Neurology, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 21287, USA. dboatma@jhmi.edu

Epilepsia
|February 13, 2008
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The Ketogenic Diet: Three Decades Later.

Journal of child neurology·2026
Same author

Ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy in conjunction with concurrent inflammatory bowel disease: Case series and recommendations.

Epilepsy research·2026
Same author

Concurrent use of ketogenic diet therapy and cannabidiol in children and adults with epilepsy: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Epilepsy research·2026
Same author

Clinical, practical, and psychosocial challenges of living with glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome.

Seizure·2026
Same author

Measuring the Validity of Survey Questions on Breast, Cervical, Colorectal, and Lung Cancer Screening.

American journal of epidemiology·2026
Same author

Transient Frontal Fracturing: A Theoretical Account of Hyperfocus.

Journal of cognitive neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Semiology of functional/dissociative seizures in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: An inpatient video-electroencephalographic study.

Epilepsia·2026
Same journal

Perineuronal net abnormalities in epileptic human tissue.

Epilepsia·2026
Same journal

Cortical stimulation reveals effective disconnection of the epileptogenic network at seizure onset.

Epilepsia·2026
Same journal

Anterior cingulate cortex neuron subtypes differentially regulate seizures.

Epilepsia·2026
Same journal

Ultrafast oscillations in the human brain and their functional significance.

Epilepsia·2026
Same journal

Magnetoencephalographic source imaging improves localization of the epileptogenic zone in multimodal imaging evaluation.

Epilepsia·2026
See all related articles

Children with benign rolandic epilepsy (BRE) show impaired speech recognition, especially in noise. This suggests nonprimary auditory cortex dysfunction, not just attention issues, highlighting the need for auditory testing in BRE patients.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Pediatrics
  • Audiology

Background:

  • Benign rolandic epilepsy (BRE) is a common childhood epilepsy syndrome.
  • Auditory processing can be affected in neurological conditions.
  • Comprehensive auditory evaluation is crucial for understanding developmental impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess cortical auditory function and speech recognition in children with BRE.
  • To investigate potential links between auditory processing and EEG findings in BRE.

Main Methods:

  • Compared 7 children with BRE to 7 age-matched controls.
  • Utilized audiometric, behavioral, and electrophysiological (EEG, auditory-evoked potentials) testing.
  • Assessed speech recognition in quiet and noisy environments.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Children with BRE exhibited normal hearing in quiet but struggled with speech recognition in background noise.
  • Mismatch negativity (MMN) responses to speech were abnormal in BRE patients.
  • A correlation was observed between auditory impairments and centrotemporal spiking on EEG.

Conclusions:

  • BRE is associated with specific speech recognition deficits, indicating nonprimary auditory cortex dysfunction.
  • These auditory impairments are not solely due to attention deficits.
  • Findings emphasize the importance of thorough auditory assessments in children with BRE.