title: Parent- and Teacher-Reported Symptoms of ADHD in School-Aged Children With Active Epilepsy: A Population-Based Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Provide data on the distribution of parent- and teacher-reported symptoms of ADHD in childhood epilepsy and describe coexisting cognitive and behavioral disorders in children with both epilepsy and ADHD.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-five (74% of those eligible) children (5-15 years) in a population-based sample with active epilepsy underwent psychological assessment. The ADHD Rating Scale-IV (ADHD-RS-IV) scale was completed by parents ( n = 69) and teachers ( n = 67) of participating children with an IQ > 34. ADHD was diagnosed with respect to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parents reported significantly more symptoms of ADHD than teachers ( p < .001). Symptoms of inattention were more commonly reported than symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity ( p < .001). Neurobehavioral comorbidity was similar in those with ADHD and non-ADHD with the exception of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD), which were more common in those with both epilepsy and ADHD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Symptoms of ADHD are very common in childhood epilepsy but prevalence is influenced by informant.
authors.affiliation: 1 Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, UK.|2 University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.affiliation: 3 Crawley Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.affiliation: 1 Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, UK.|4 University College London, UK.|5 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Krishna B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: 6 The University of Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Richard F M
authors.initials: RFM
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: 4 University College London, UK.|5 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Aylett
authors.affiliation: 1 Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, UK.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Burch
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Gothenburg, Sweden.|4 University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gillberg
authors.affiliation: 4 University College London, UK.|5 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.|7 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
authors.forename: Rod C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: 1 Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, UK.|4 University College London, UK.
authors.forename: Brian G R
authors.initials: BGR
authors.lastname: Neville
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D015995:Prevalence; D000066553:Problem Behavior; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000070777:School Teachers
keywords: attention; epilepsy; parent; teacher