Epilepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: links, risks, and challenges
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Open Access
- 1 February 2016
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
- Vol. ume 12, 287-296
Abstract
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has a prevalence rate of 7%–9% in the general population of children. However, in children with epilepsy, ADHD has been found to be present in 20%–50% of patients. This paper provides a review of ADHD prevalence in pediatric epilepsy populations and reviews data on specific symptom presentation and attention deficits in patients with epilepsy. This paper also reviews evidence-based treatments for ADHD and specifically the treatment of ADHD as a comorbid condition in children with epilepsy.Keywords
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