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  • Chapter 7 - Gender Issues in Childhood- and Adolescence-Onset Epilepsies

  • Edited by Esther Bui, Toronto Western Hospital, P. Emanuela Voinescu, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Book:
    Women with Epilepsy
    Published online:
    19 December 2024
    Print publication:
    02 January 2025, pp 122-133

  • Summary

    Epilepsy remains the most common neurologic disorder in childhood and adolescence, with certain epilepsy syndromes such as childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) being more common in girls. Psychiatric disorders are a common comorbidity in children with epilepsy, especially two behavioral conditions: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder. In addition, psychosocial issues of stigma, bullying and violence remain potent disruptors of patients’ development at this stage in their lives. Emerging information on how cultural, ethnical and gender diversity may affect care should also be taken into consideration and proactively addressed. As the care of children and adolescents with epilepsy has grown more complex over the past decades, the transition from pediatric to adult care systems needs to become purposeful, such as the medical, psychosocial, educational and vocational needs of young adults with long-term medical conditions are actively