title: Behavioral Problems in Indian Children with Epilepsy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess prevalence of behavioral problems in children with epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study of children with epilepsy, and normal controls enrolled between July 2013 to June 2015. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was used as a tool to assess the behavior based on parents reported observation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 60 children with epilepsy in 2-5 years and 80 in 6-14 years age groups, and 74 and 83 unaffected controls, respectively. Mean CBCL scores for most of the domains in children of both age groups were significantly higher than controls. Clinical range abnormalities were mainly detected in externalizing domain (23.3%) in 2-5 years, and in both internalizing (21.2%) and externalizing (45%) domains in children of 6-14 years. Younger age of onset, frequency of seizures and duration of disease had significant correlation with behavioral problems in both the age groups. Antiepileptic drug polytherapy was significantly associated with internalizing problems in older children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Age at onset, frequency of seizures and duration of disease were found to be significantly associated with occurrence of behavioral problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and *Division of Biostatistics, Department of Community Medicine; Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Correspondence to: Prof OP Mishra, Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India. opmpedia@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Om P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Aishvarya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: Rajniti
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Shashi K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: Satya K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Piplani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male