Methylphenidate treatment outcomes and gender differences in attentional deficit and hyperactivity disorder with epilepsy: a follow-up study

[...]in the general group, all the differences between epileptic and non-epileptic males and ST-1/2, ST-1/3, SEC-1/2 and SEC-1/3 measurements in nonepileptic females were statistically significant. [...]it can be concluded that ADHD-AD cases with epilepsy are significantly different than ADHD-CT cas...

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Published inAnadolu psikiyatri dergisi Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 1 - 650
Main Authors Ray, Perihan, Çelik, Gonca, Tahiroğlu, Ayşegül, Gamlı, İpek, Hergüner, Özlem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sivas Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 01.12.2019
Subjects
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Comorbidity
Epilepsy
Gender differences
Hyperactivity
Stimulants
Teenagers
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Summary:[...]in the general group, all the differences between epileptic and non-epileptic males and ST-1/2, ST-1/3, SEC-1/2 and SEC-1/3 measurements in nonepileptic females were statistically significant. [...]it can be concluded that ADHD-AD cases with epilepsy are significantly different than ADHD-CT cases with epilepsy regarding mean Stroop scores. Psychiatric comorbidities are common (37-77%) in epileptic children and adolescents.38 Similarly, in our study, rate of psychiatric diagnosis accompanying epilepsy+ADHD cases is 63.8%. Besides ADHD, the most common diagnosis was disruptive behavioral disorder (36.2%), followed by anxiety disorders (23.4%) and other disorders (4.3%). [...]It is recommended that regular follow-up is necessary for drug interactions' clinical observation and rating scales' the presence/absence of seizures and their frequency' and the clinical severity of ADHD in patients ADHD.
ISSN:1302-6631
DOI:10.5455/apd.28181