Differentiating Between Seizures and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Pediatric Population

The diagnosis of a seizure disorder in children is heavily dependent on parental descriptions of behavioral changes during clinical events. Williams et al discuss the results of a study designed to assess whether 13 behavioral descriptors could distinguish between patients with new-onset seizure dis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical pediatrics 2002-10, Vol.41 (8), p.565-568
Hauptverfasser:	Williams, Jane, Griebel, May L., Sharp, Gregory B., Lange, Bernadette, Phillips, Tonya, DelosReyes, Emily, Bates, Stephen, Schulz, Eldon G., Simpson, Pippa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Biological and medical sciences Child Comorbidity Convulsions & seizures Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Humans Hyperactivity Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurologic Examination Neurology Pediatrics Seizures (Medicine) Seizures - diagnosis Seizures - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The diagnosis of a seizure disorder in children is heavily dependent on parental descriptions of behavioral changes during clinical events. Williams et al discuss the results of a study designed to assess whether 13 behavioral descriptors could distinguish between patients with new-onset seizure disorders and patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as both of these disorders rely heavily on behavioral descriptors.
ISSN:	0009-9228 1938-2707
DOI:	10.1177/000992280204100802