Habilidades lingüísticas y motricidad fina en un niño con epilepsia.

Abstract

This descriptive study is based on determining the language and motor characteristics of a child with epilepsy in the second year of primary education at the Galo Plaza Lazo Primary School in the city of Mechala. Various methods have been used to collect information on this topic, based on the use of research measures or evaluation units that allow information to be collected to identify specific problems, and these factors contribute to the analysis, explanation and interpretation. The assessment process uses an observation document, the Illinois Test of Psychological Ability ITPA 3, the Bender Visual-Visual Test and the SNN-UBA Neuropsychological Development Test. As a result, low levels were observed in relation to linguistic, oral language and speech tasks, as well as in morphosyntactic and phonological studies. At the same time, low ability in the performance of tasks related to written language, such as comprehension, word recognition, spelling, character production and word character formation. In contrast to fine motor skills, blurred vision and poor control of facial expression were found. Difficulties in blinking, stretching the lips and touching the corners of the lips with the tongue. In addition, while thinking, a strange expression appeared on his face, he closed his lips and arched his eyebrows. Thus allowing the research question to be confirmed.