TY - JOUR
T1 - Epilepsy in patients with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
AU - Parmeggiani, Antonia
AU - Posar, Annio
AU - Antolini, Chiara
AU - Scaduto, Cristina Maria
AU - Santucci, Margherita
AU - Giovanardi-Rossi, Paola
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Data on epilepsy in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified are few and scanty. Seventy-seven patients with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified were compared with 77 with autistic disorder, matched for age and sex. The 2 groups were divided into 3 subgroups each: A, without electroencephalography (EEG) paroxysmal abnormalities or epilepsy; B, with EEG paroxysmal abnormalities without epilepsy; and C, with epilepsy. Mild mental retardation (P <.01), pathological neurological examination (P <.05), cerebral lesions (P <.01), abnormal EEG background activity (P <.001), and associated genetic pathologies (P <.01) were more common in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. Familial antecedents for epilepsy prevailed in subgroup C (P <.01). Epilepsy occurred in 35.1% of patients with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, with no statistically significant difference compared with autistic disorder. The mean age of seizure onset was earlier (2 years 8 months) in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (P <.000). Seizure outcome was better in autistic disorder. Genetic diseases and cerebral lesions should be investigated in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified to clarify the etiological and clinical features.
AB - Data on epilepsy in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified are few and scanty. Seventy-seven patients with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified were compared with 77 with autistic disorder, matched for age and sex. The 2 groups were divided into 3 subgroups each: A, without electroencephalography (EEG) paroxysmal abnormalities or epilepsy; B, with EEG paroxysmal abnormalities without epilepsy; and C, with epilepsy. Mild mental retardation (P <.01), pathological neurological examination (P <.05), cerebral lesions (P <.01), abnormal EEG background activity (P <.001), and associated genetic pathologies (P <.01) were more common in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. Familial antecedents for epilepsy prevailed in subgroup C (P <.01). Epilepsy occurred in 35.1% of patients with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, with no statistically significant difference compared with autistic disorder. The mean age of seizure onset was earlier (2 years 8 months) in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (P <.000). Seizure outcome was better in autistic disorder. Genetic diseases and cerebral lesions should be investigated in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified to clarify the etiological and clinical features.
KW - Autism
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
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U2 - 10.1177/0883073807306265
DO - 10.1177/0883073807306265
M3 - Article
C2 - 17940246
AN - SCOPUS:38149063772
VL - 22
SP - 1198
EP - 1203
JO - Journal of Child Neurology
JF - Journal of Child Neurology
SN - 0883-0738
IS - 10
ER -