Comparison of cognitive function, socioeconomic level, and the health-related quality of life between epileptic patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and without

Ahmed, Gellan K.; Darwish, Alaa M.; Khalifa, Hossam; Khashbah, Mohamed A.

doi:10.1186/s43045-020-00054-9

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 4 The Conners’ Parent Rating Scale (CPRS) score subscales among the studied groups

From: Comparison of cognitive function, socioeconomic level, and the health-related quality of life between epileptic patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and without

Conners’ Parent Rating Scale subscales			Epilepsy (N = 20) N (%)	ADHD with EEG changes (N = 20) N (%)	ADHD without EEG changes (N = 20) N (%)	ADHD with epilepsy (N = 20) N (%)	Control (N = 20) N (%)	P value
Inattention	Clinical rating	Very elevated	0 (0%)	15 (75%)	8 (40%)	9 (45%)	0 (0%)	< 0.000*
	Clinical rating	Elevated	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (10%)	0 (0%)
	Borderline	High average	6 (30%)	4 (20%)	5 (25%)	9 (45%)	0 (0%)
	Borderline	Average	14 (70%)	1 (5%)	7 (35%)	0 (0%)	20 (100%)
Hyperactivity/impulsivity	Clinical rating	Very elevated	0 (0%)	14 (70%)	12 (60%)	18 (90%)	0 (0%)	< 0.000*
	Clinical rating	Elevated	2 (10%)	3 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Borderline	High average	2 (10%)	1 (5%)	5 (25%)	2 (10%)	8 (40%)
	Borderline	Average	16 (80%)	2 (10%)	3 (15%)	0 (0%)	12 (60%)
Learning problems	Clinical rating	Very elevated	6 (30%)	17 (85%)	13 (65%)	17 (85%)	1 (5%)
	Clinical rating	Elevated	4 (20%)	0 (0%)	3 (15%)	1 (5%)	0 (0%)
	Borderline	High average	0 (0%)	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	2 (10%)	3 (15%)
	Borderline	Average	10 (50%)	2 (10%)	3 (15%)	0 (0%)	16 (80%)
Executive functioning	Clinical rating	Very elevated	0 (0%)	15 (75%)	9 (45%)	12 (60%)	2 (10%)	< 0.000*
	Clinical rating	Elevated	0 (0%)	3 (15%)	1 (5%)	4 (20%)	0 (0%)
	Borderline	High average	18 (90%)	0 (0%)	5 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Borderline	Average	2 (10%)	2 (10%)	5 (25%)	4 (20%)	18 (90%)
Defiance/aggression	Clinical rating	Very elevated	11 (55%)	19 (95%)	16 (80%)	18 (90%)	1 (5%)	0.002*
	Clinical rating	Elevated	0 (0%)	1 (5%)	2 (10%)	0 (0%)	2 (10%)
	Borderline	High average	3 (15%)	0 (0%)	1 (5%)	0 (0%)	5 (25%)
	Borderline	Average	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	1 (5%)	2 (10%)	11 (55%)
Peer/Family relation	Clinical rating	Very elevated	8 (40%)	18 (90%)	16 (80%)	18 (90%)	2 (10%)	< 0.000*
	Clinical rating	Elevated	0 (0%)	1 (5%)	3 (15%)	2 (10%)	2 (10%)
	Borderline	High average	6 (30)	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	0 (0%)	1 (5%)
	Borderline	Average	6 (30)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (75%)

*P value is significant

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