Prevalence of Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity (ADHD) Disorder
Autor: | Yehuda Senecky, Varda Shalev, Gabriel Chodick, Raanan Raz, Dov Inbar, Rony Cohen, Avinoam Shuper |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Multivariate analysis MEDLINE Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease behavioral disciplines and activities Epilepsy mental disorders Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Epidemiology medicine Attention deficit Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Neurology (clinical) Medical prescription Psychology Psychiatry |
Zdroj: | Journal of Child Neurology. 28:120-123 |
ISSN: | 1708-8283 0883-0738 |
Popis: | Epilepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were reported to co-occur at rates higher than expected for coincidental findings. This study investigated the prevalence of both disorders in community-based primary care practice. The central database of the second-largest health maintenance organization in Israel was searched for all children aged 6 to 13 years (n = 284 419; 51.5% males) diagnosed as having ADHD according to the physicians’ records and/or the filling of at least 10 prescriptions for antiepileptic medications according to pharmacy records. The prevalence of epilepsy in the total population was 5 out of 1000 children, and the prevalence of ADHD was 12.6%. More than one-fourth (27.7%) of the epileptic children were also diagnosed as having ADHD. On multivariate analysis, children with ADHD had almost twice the risk of epilepsy than children without ADHD. This study supports hospital-based findings of a strong interrelationship between ADHD and epilepsy. The high rate of ADHD in Israeli children warrants further investigation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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