Abstract
Parental perceptions of sleep patterns in children presenting at an ADHD clinic in Washington, DC, were assessed prospectively over a 6-month period.
Highlights
Clinic in Washington, DC, were assessed prospectively over a 6-month period
The authors present a group of patients with so-called "benign partial seizures of adolescence," representing 22% of newonset focal seizures in teenagers enrolled in a prospective study
When to start and stop anticonvulsant therapy is a question reviewed by Greenwood RS, Tennison MB (Arch Neurol Sept 1999;56:1073-1077)
Summary
Clinic in Washington, DC, were assessed prospectively over a 6-month period. Of 108 children diagnosed with ADHD, 46 were taking stimulant medications. Partial seizures of adolescence, characterized by a sensory/motor march, can be idiopathic and relatively benign, and may not invariably require antiepileptic therapy. The authors present a group of patients with so-called "benign partial seizures of adolescence," representing 22% of newonset focal seizures in teenagers enrolled in a prospective study. When to start and stop anticonvulsant therapy is a question reviewed by Greenwood RS, Tennison MB (Arch Neurol Sept 1999;56:1073-1077).
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