A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders in Children with Epilepsy (ILAE Task Force Report): Epidemiology of psychiatric/behavioural disorder in children with epilepsy
Authors: Matti Sillanpää, Frank Besag, Albert Aldenkamp, Rochelle Caplan, David W. Dunn, Giuseppe Gobbi
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Epileptic Disorders
Volume: 18
Issue: Suppl 1
First page : S2
Last page: S7
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 1294-9361
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1684/epd.2016.0810
Web address : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1684/epd.2016.0810/full
Psychiatric/behavioural problems can have a major effect on quality of life. Epidemiological studies in Europe, Scandinavia and the USA have confirmed a high rate of psychiatric disorder in children with epilepsy, typically around 35 to 50%. In children with additional impairment, particularly those with intellectual disability, the rates are even higher, over 50%. Determining the causes of these high rates and deciding on the best strategies, either for prevention or for optimal management, remain major challenges.