Neuropsychiatric comorbidities in tuberous sclerosis complex patients with epilepsy : results of the TAND checklist survey

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PURPOSE: In addition to epilepsy, individuals with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) experience a wide range of behavioral, psychiatric, intellectual, academic, and psychosocial problems. They usually exert a large psychological burden on individuals with these illnesses.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study used TSC-associated neuropsychiatric disorders (TAND) checklist interviews conducted at a single medical center. The enrollment of all subjects was > 6 years, and the comorbidities of neurodevelopmental disorders were assessed by clinical psychologists before enrollment. To assess the spectrum of TAND, the TAND checklist was applied as stated in the protocol, and the responses to the TAND checklist were evaluated by clinical psychologists.

RESULTS: In the behavioral concerns of patients with TSC without epilepsy, those with epilepsy had excessive shyness, language delay, lack of eye contact, rigid behavior, inattentiveness, and restlessness. In psychiatric disorders, autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are significantly correlated with epilepsy history. Diminished academic skills, including reading, writing, and mathematics skills, are significantly associated with epilepsy history. For intellectual ability, TSC patients without epilepsy is associated normal intelligence level. Among neuropsychological skills, deficits in attention, dual tasking/multi-tasking, visuospatial tasking, and executive skills are significantly associated with epilepsy history.

CONCLUSIONS: Epilepsy in patients with TSC contributes to comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders. In addition to epilepsy evaluation, it is crucial to evaluate the heterogeneous spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders using a standard checklist during the annual clinical follow-up of patients with TSC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Acta neurologica Belgica - (2024) vom: 25. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Hom-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Chien-Heng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xing-An [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Jeng-Dau [VerfasserIn]

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Epilepsy
Journal Article
Neuropsychiatric disorders
TAND
TSC

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Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1007/s13760-024-02510-3

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NLM370127900