Abstract: This study compares the average frequencies of EEGs’ baseline activity among children who present learning disabilities with and without a mild cognitive impairment. The study aims to verify, 1) whether the average frequency calculation is a mathematical quantifier capable of presenting differences between these EEGs, which was not observed by visual analysis, 2) comparing the differences between the two groups. Procedures: The average frequency was calculated for electrodes in six areas on the scalp: frontal, temporal and centro-occipital for the right and left sides. Results: In all analyzed regions, the average frequencies was lower for the group with a mild cognitive impairment, and these differences were statistically significant for the left frontal, right frontal, left temporal, right temporal and left central-occipital regions. Conclusion, 1) The average frequency’s calculation of EEGs with regards to learning disabilities children with and without mild cognitive impairment is able to identify quantitative differences for the two groups, 2) learning disabilities children with mild cognitive impairment present lower average frequencies in their EEGs than learning disabilities children without mild cognitive impairment.
Keywords: Learning Disabilities, Quantitative Electroencephalography, Cognitive Impairment.
Title: Electrophysiological Profile in Learning Disabilities Children with and Without Mild Cognitive Impairment
Author: Marcos Campos, João Batista Destro Filho, Camila Davi Ramos
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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