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SAMPLE, DESIGN, & INTERVENTIONACHIEVEMENTMEASUREOUTCOMEIn the epilepsy sample, sex was a significant predictor for the Composite,Reading, Language, and Vocabulary. There was also a strong trend (p =0.051) for sex to be predictive in the area of mathematics, with malesfaring worse than females. Condition severity was also significant forcomposite and language. Child attitude toward epilepsy was significantlyassociated with composite, language, and vocabulary and was close tosignificant (p = 0.06) for Reading. Finally, total adaptive functioning wassignificantly associated with composite, mathematics, and language scores.Fastenau (2004)Sample: N = 173 8 to 15 year-old children with epilepsywho were recruited from outpatient pediatric neurologyclinics, private pediatric neurology practices, and schoolnurses in Indiana and neighboring areasEpilepsy Measures: Seizure variables (seizure status,seizure type, duration of disorder, and age at onset)Study Design: Cross-sectionalWJR Broad ReadingIndex, Broad MathIndex, Broad WrittenLanguage IndexWJR PictureVocabulary, Token Testfor Children, StroopColor-Word Test,Children’s CategoryTest, Kaufman BriefIntelligence Test, WideRange Assessment ofMemory and Learning,Conners’ ContinuousPerformance Test,Attentional CapacityTest, Trail MakingTest, GroovedPegboardThree groups of moderating variables examined: demographic, seizure,and psychosocial variablesSEM analysis identified a 3-factor measurement model ofneuropsychological function: Verbal/Memory/Executive (VME), RapidNaming/Working Memory (RN/WM), and Psychomotor (PM).VME and RN/WM were strongly related to reading, math, and writing.PM predicted writing only.Family environment moderated the impact of neuropsychological deficitson writing (p

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