title: Questionnaire-based assessment of behavioral problems in Japanese children with epilepsy.
abstract: Behavioral problems in Japanese children with epilepsy were investigated by means of a questionnaire for parents consisting of three checklists: the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)/4-18 Japanese Edition, the High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ), and the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale-IV (ADHD-RS) for parents. The participants were the parents of 108 children aged 6-18 years with apparently normal intelligence. The CBCL indicated abnormal behavior in 10.5 to 35.6% of the children, and T scores on both the internalizing and externalizing scales had a significant positive relation with scores on the ASSQ and ADHD-RS. It was revealed through multivariate logistic regression analysis that the persistence of seizures was significantly related with abnormality on the externalizing scale of the CBCL (p=0.010, odds ratio: 3.48, 95% confidence interval: 1.34-9.02). Future studies are needed to determine whether seizure freedom improves behavior in children with epilepsy.
authors: Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, 5-1 Shikatacho 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan. k_koba@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors: Katsuhiro
authors: K
authors: Kobayashi
authors: Fumika
authors: F
authors: Endoh
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Ogino
authors: Makio
authors: M
authors: Oka
authors: Teruko
authors: T
authors: Morooka
authors: Harumi
authors: H
authors: Yoshinaga
authors: Yoko
authors: Y
authors: Ohtsuka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires