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dc.contributor.authorTapia, José Luis
dc.contributor.authorAras, Luis Miguel
dc.contributor.authorDunabeitia Landaburu, Jon Andoni
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-26T11:10:42Z
dc.date.available2024-09-26T11:10:42Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-18
dc.description.abstractEpilepsy, a prevalent neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, significantly impacts individuals’ neurobiological, cognitive, and social lives. This report presents a feasibility study investigating the effects of a computerized cognitive training program on enhancing executive functions, particularly inhibitory control, in children and adolescents with epilepsy. Employing a pre-test–intervention–post-test design, the study involved 26 participants with diverse epileptic syndromes, focusing on those without severe intellectual disabilities. The intervention, based on the CogniFit Inc. platform, consisted of personalized tasks aiming to improve participants’ inhibitory skills over 16 weeks, with an average of 40 sessions completed per participant. Results indicated significant improvements in reaction times and error rates in an anti-saccade task, demonstrating enhanced inhibitory control and general performance post-intervention. These findings suggest that targeted cognitive training is a feasible approach to bolster executive functions in young individuals with epilepsy, potentially improving their academic performance, employability, and social interactions. The study underscores the importance of early cognitive interventions in epilepsy management, highlighting the potential for computerized programs to aid in mitigating cognitive deficits associated with the condition.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTapia, Aras, Dunabeitia Landaburu. Enhancing Executive Functions in Pediatric Epilepsy: Feasibility and Efficacy of a Computerized Cognitive Training Program. Children. 2024;11(4)
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2268424
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children11040484
dc.identifier.issn2227-9067
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/34894
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalChildren
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleEnhancing Executive Functions in Pediatric Epilepsy: Feasibility and Efficacy of a Computerized Cognitive Training Programen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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