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Table 3 IQ level, social, and cognitive age assessment in epileptic cases compared with cases with normal EEG

From: Association of epileptiform brain activity and specific language impairment (SLI) in preschool children

 

Epileptiform EEG (N = 21)

Normal EEG

(N = 59)

Statistical significance

IQ level

• 70–79

8

4

P < 0.01

• 80–89

9

7

• 90–99

2

28

• 100–109

2

16

• ≥ 110

0

4

• Average IQ

75.8 ± 21.3

86.8 ± 16.7

P < 0.01

Social score

 

48.8 ± 19.2

56.97 ± 20.1

P < 0.05

Cognitive age (mental age)

 

51.7 ± 19.7

58.9 ± 18.2

P < 0.05

  1. EEG electroencephalography, IQ intelligence quotient