IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND MANIC SYMPTOMS AMONG CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY

EPILEPSI TANILI COCUKLARDA DIKKAT EKSIKLIĞI HIPERAKTIVITE BOZUKLUĞU VE MANIK BELIRTILER ARASINDA BIR ILIŞKI VAR MIDIR? Ozet:  Epilepsi, cocukluk cagi kronik hastaliklarindan biridir. Epilepsisi olan cocuklarda bilissel, davranissal ve duygusal  bozukluklar bildirilmistir.  Bu calismada epilepsi tanili cocuklarda dikkat eksikligi hiperaktivite bozuklugu (DEHB), Yikici Davranim Bozukluklari ve ayni zamamda mani belirtileri arastirilmistir. Yontem: 55 epilepsi tanili cocuga ve 55 saglikli kontrole Turgay DSM-IV’e dayali yikici davranim bozuklugu olcegi ve Young Mani Derecelendirme uygulanmistir. Bulgular: Tum cocuklarin %54.5’u kiz olup yas ortalamasi 12.38± 2.64 idi. Bu calismada DEHB, Karsit Olma Karsit Gelme Bozuklugu (KOKGB), Davranim Bozuklugu(DB) sikligi ve belirti siddeti daha once yapilan calismalara benzerdi ve mani orani %3.6 idi. KOKGB ve DB varligi Young mani Degerlendirme Olcegi-Ebeveyn Formu (YMDO-EF) degerlerinin etkilemektedir. Tartisma: Tum  epileptik hastalarin psikiyatrik acidan ozellikle DEHB, KOKGB, DB,ve maik belirtiler acisindan degerlendirilmelidir. Anahtar Kelime:Epilepsi, Norodavranissal Belirtiler, cocuk-ergen IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND MANIC SYMPTOMS AMONG CHILDREN WITH EPILEPY? Abract: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder. Cognitive, behavioral and emotional impairment have been reported. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD] and  disruptive  behavioral disorders [DBDs] as well as manic symptoms among children with epilepsy. Methods: Turgay DSM-IV Based Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavioral Disorders Screening and Rating Scale [T-DSM-IV-S] and Young Mania Rating Scale – parent version [P-YMRS] were administered to 55 children with epilepsy and 55 healthy controls. Results: Of these, 54.5 % were female and the mean age was 12.38± 2.64 years. In this study the rate and the symptom severity of ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder [ODD] and Conduct Disorder [CD] were similar to previous reports and we found the rate of mania 3.6%. Conduct Disorder [CD] and hyperactivity affected P-YMRS. Conclusion: All epileptic patients must be evaluated for psychiatric disorders especially for ADHD, DBSs and manic symptoms. Key words: Epilepsy, Neurobehavioral symptoms, child-adolescent