Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in which the normal activity of the brain cells is sometimes disturbed this can result in strange sensation, emotions and behaviors. The aim of the work is to study neurobehavioral changes that occur in group of children suffering from idiopathic epilepsy. This retrospective study included 80 children and adolescents, 50 of them with age range 2-6 years (28 males and 22 females, age 42.32±10.949 months) and 30 with age range 6-18 years (17 males and 13 females, age 9.57±2.369 years), enrolled from outpatient clinic of pediatric psychiatry& neurology Benha University Hospital.All patients were subjected to a complete history taking with stress on age of onset, duration of attack, character of attack. Protocol of management response to treatment & follow up after treatment. Complete clinical examination including complete neurological examination associated with systemic examination. The child behavioral checklist Questionnaire was conducted on all the children.The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between both groups regarding gender, type of epilepsy and regularity of treatment. There was statistically significant higher clinical internalizing withdrawn scale in group (1) in patients with 2-6 years compare to group (2) (p=0.000) and statistically significant higher borderline and clinical externalizing scales in group (2) in patients with 6-18 years compare to group (1). |
