title: A simple behavioral-developmental checklist versus formal screening for children in an epilepsy center.
abstract: We compare a 7-item checklist for developmental and behavioral concerns to formal screening with the Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3) in children aged 1-5.5years old seen in a tertiary epilepsy care setting. The checklist was derived from a 35-item parent questionnaire used as a routine component of pediatric neuropsychology evaluations at our center. In our sample of 104 children, having even one checklist item endorsed was associated with a 97% (66/68) positive predictive value for screening positive on the ASQ-3. Fifty percent of children for whom no items were endorsed on the checklist scored negative for developmental concerns on the ASQ-3. The overall sensitivity of the checklist to a positive ASQ-3 screen was 83%, and the specificity was 88%. Use of this simple checklist may facilitate screening in the outpatient epilepsy care setting where time and resources are often limited.
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Dept. of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Epilepsy Research Institute of Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: SEom@luriechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Soyong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eom
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: CDezort@luriechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dezort
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: BFisher@luriechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Breanne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: fzelko@luriechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zelko
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Dept. of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: atberg@luriechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Anne T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist / Q000592:standards*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: Behavioral problem; Checklist; Development; Pediatric epilepsy; Screening