Behavioural problems in epileptic children.

Muhammad Afzal Javed; M. Z. M.  Kundi

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Behavioural problems in epileptic children.

Author(s)

Muhammad Afzal Javed Psychiatry Department, King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

M. Z. M. Kundi Paediatrics Department, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract

Behavioural problems commonly occur in association with epilepsy and it has been generally observed that behaviour disturbances are the most frequent cause of psychiatric referral for epileptic children. This paper describes the nature and extent of such disorders in a sample of 50 epileptic children. The data about behaviour disturbances were collected by using Rutter's questionnaire. The results are discussed with special reference to the practical implications of these findings in the assessment and management as well as in relation to some of the common factors associated with the aetiology of these disorders.

Publication Details

Page(s) 37-42

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Published Journal: Rawal Medical Journal, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Year: 1992

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