Comorbidity of childhood epilepsy
Journal
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Journal Volume
114
Journal Issue
11
Pages
1031-1038
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Wei S.-H.
Abstract
Epilepsy in children is occasionally associated with variable comorbidities although the frequency of such comorbidity is often difficult to determine. They can be divided into three categories: neurological, psychological, and physical comorbidities. The goal of the present review is to discuss the reported comorbidities of epilepsy in children. The possible mechanisms and associated risk factors-including the effect of seizure frequency and seizure control, types of epilepsy, age of seizure onset, duration of illness, and the possible detrimental effect of antiepileptic drugs-will be described. ? 2015.
Subjects
Children; Comorbidity; Epilepsy
SDGs
Other Subjects
anticonvulsive agent; anticonvulsant therapy; autism; benign childhood epilepsy; body height; bone density; bone disease; carnitine deficiency; cognitive defect; comorbidity; disease duration; dyslipidemia; family conflict; growth hormone deficiency; human; hypothyroidism; immunopathology; language disability; mental disease; migraine; mood disorder; onset age; osteolysis; ovary polycystic disease; psychosocial care; psychosocial disorder; Review; seizure; sexual maturation; sleep disorder; social stress; therapy effect; treatment duration; weight change; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; child; classification; Cognitive Dysfunction; comorbidity; complication; epilepsy; risk factor; Anticonvulsants; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Child; Cognitive Dysfunction; Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Humans; Risk Factors
Publisher
Elsevier
Type
review