Mathematics Skills in Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Published:2023-07-25
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ISSN:1040-7308
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Container-title:Neuropsychology Review
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Neuropsychol Rev
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Poole Belinda J.ORCID, Phillips Natalie L.ORCID, Killer Brittany L.ORCID, Gilmore CamillaORCID, Lah SuncicaORCID
Abstract
AbstractMathematics incorporates a broad range of skills, which includes basic early numeracy skills, such as subitizing and basic counting to more advanced secondary skills including mathematics calculation and reasoning. The aim of this review was to undertake a detailed investigation of the severity and pattern of early numeracy and secondary mathematics skills in people with epilepsy. Searches were guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Twenty adult studies and 67 child studies were included in this review. Overall, meta-analyses revealed significant moderate impairments across all mathematics outcomes in both adults (g= -0.676), and children (g= -0.593) with epilepsy. Deficits were also observed for specific mathematics outcomes. For adults, impairments were found for mathematics reasoning (g= -0.736). However, two studies found that mathematics calculation was not significantly impaired, and an insufficient number of studies examined early numeracy skills in adults. In children with epilepsy, significant impairments were observed for each mathematics outcome: early numeracy (g= -0.383), calculation (g= -0.762), and reasoning (g= -0.572). The gravity of impairments also differed according to the site of seizure focus for children and adults, suggesting that mathematics outcomes were differentially vulnerable to the location of seizure focus.
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University of Sydney
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
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