Résumé
Epilepsy is the second chronic disease in the world. It is a complex neurological condition with heterogeneous cognitive consequences. Language and attentional particularities can be widely observed, regardless of the epilepsy diagnosed. The aim of this study is to show the interest of proposing a speech therapy evaluation of oral language and attention in the care of children with epilepsy. The speech therapist would have a major role to play in the care of children with epilepsy, both to identify a possible oral language disorder associated with epilepsy, and to improve care as early as possible. Also, if attentional difficulties are observed, additional tests should be proposed. We compared the performance of a control population with a population of children with epilepsy. The results of this study show a certain prevalence of deficit scores in the epileptic patients compared to the control population. The quantitative and qualitative analysis are suggestive of a language disorder associated with epilepsy. Our study would confirm that speech therapy assessment is of value in the care pathway of children with epilepsy.