Sociodemographic, Electrophysiological, and Biochemical Profiles in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and/or Epilepsy
Table 5
EEG findings in the studied groups.
Control ()
ADHD ()
Epilepsy ()
ADHD with epilepsy ()
Total ()
Test
value
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
EEG findings
Normal
25
100
22
88.0
12
48.0
8
32.0
67
67.0
3.19
0.07
17.57
0.001
25.76
0.001
9.19
0.002
Abnormal
0
0.0
3
12.0
13
52.0
17
68.0
33
33.0
16.33
0.001
1.33
0.25
Type of abnormality
Fisher’s exact
Focal
—
—
3
100
6
46.2
9
52.9
18
54.5
2.87
0.09
0.80
0.37
0.14 6
0.71
Generalized
—
—
0
0.0
7
53.8
8
47.1
15
45.4
Total
—
—
3
100
13
100
17
100
33
100
Site of focal abnormality
Frontal
—
—
3
100
0
0.0
7
77.8
10
55.5
9.00
0.01
0.80
0.67
11.53
0.009
Occipital
—
—
0
0.0
1
16.7
0
0.0
1
5.6
Parietal
—
—
0
0.0
0
0.0
1
11.1
1
5.6
Temporal
—
—
0
0.0
5
83.3
1
11.1
6
33.3
Total
—
—
3
100
6
100
9
100
18
100
ADHD vs control. Epilepsy vs control. ADHD + epilepsy vs control. Epilepsy vs ADHD. ADHD + epilepsy vs ADHD. ADHD + epilepsy vs epilepsy. : Pearson’s chi-square test. Significant ().
