title: Co-Morbidity of attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and epilepsy In children seen In University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu: Prevalence, Clinical and social correlates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of ADHD, epilepsy co-morbidity and social and clinical correlates in Nigerian children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study of 113 children with epilepsy was carried out and assessed for ADHD prevalence using the home version of the ADHD Rating Scale IV. The presence of certain variables occurring in association with the co-morbidity was also determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen (14.2%) children had ADHD, epilepsy co-morbidity. The inattentive subtype of ADHD was the most common (68.8%). The factors that were significantly associated with the co-morbidity were poor academic performance (p=0.01), living in rural areas (p=0.00), history of status epilepticus (p=0.00) and the presence of other associated neurological pathologies (p=0.00).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children with the co-morbidity are more likely to be those that are underachieving academically, with history of status epilepticus, family history of epilepsy, and abnormal EEG. Children with the co-morbidity should be actively sought after and managed accordingly.
authors: Neurology Unit, Department of Paediatrics University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu.
authors: Ibekwe Roland
authors: IR
authors: Chidi
authors: Ndukuba Appolos
authors: NA
authors: Chidi
authors: Aronu Ann
authors: AA
authors: Ebele
authors: Ojinnaka Ngozi
authors: ON
authors: Chinyelu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity / Q000639:trends; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies