Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults with epilepsy: Preliminary prevalence and associated factors in a Czech sample
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00064173%3A_____%2F25%3A43928812" target="_blank" >RIV/00064173:_____/25:43928812 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11130/25:10502252
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107645" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107645</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107645" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107645</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults with epilepsy: Preliminary prevalence and associated factors in a Czech sample
Original language description
Objective: This study investigated the prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in Czech adult people with epilepsy (PWE) and examined factors potentially contributing to the co-occurrence of these two conditions. Although previous research has consistently reported elevated rates of ADHD in epilepsy populations, data from adult samples in Czech Republic remain limited. Methods: Fifty-six adults with epilepsy completed validated self-report questionnaires assessing ADHD symptoms (ASRS), anxiety (GAD-2), and depression (NDDIE-2). Epilepsy-related clinical factors, such as seizure frequency, anti-seizure medication (ASM), type of epilepsy and epilepsy duration, were also analyzed in relation to ADHD symptoms. Results: A high prevalence of ADHD symptoms n = 25 (44.6 %) was found in the sample. No significant associations were observed between ADHD symptoms and epilepsy-related variables or depressive symptoms, but a regression model of clinical and sociodemographic variables can explain 34.2 % of the variance in ASRS scores (Adj. R2 = 0.342), with only anxiety emerging as a significant predictor (β = 0.517, SE = 0.50, t = 3.23, p = .003). Conclusion: These preliminary findings suggest a possible link between epilepsy and ADHD, which may be further explored in future research through shared emotional or neurobiological mechanisms. The results underscore the need for integrated screening approaches and further research into the co-occurrence of epilepsy and ADHD in adult populations.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30210 - Clinical neurology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Epilepsy Research
ISSN
0920-1211
e-ISSN
1872-6844
Volume of the periodical
218
Issue of the periodical within the volume
December
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
107645
UT code for WoS article
001584211700002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105015209109