Anxiety and school avoidance in an 8-year-old child with epilepsy
Anxiety is ubiquitous in school age children. Co-occurring medical illness adds to the complexity of identifying pathologic anxiety as opposed to that of typical development such as with social interactions or academic pressures. Anxiety may also occur in the context of cognitive difficulties or ina...
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| description | Anxiety is ubiquitous in school age children. Co-occurring medical illness adds to the complexity of identifying pathologic anxiety as opposed to that of typical development such as with social interactions or academic pressures. Anxiety may also occur in the context of cognitive difficulties or inattention, both of which may be exacerbated by epilepsy or by anti-seizure medicines themselves. Treatment strategies may require patience and long-term observations to account for the typical range of stressors that may be expected with disease progression or with development through childhood. This section illustrates the challenge of diagnosis and management of anxiety in the context of epilepsy in a school aged child and addresses nuances that neurology clinicians need to consider. Practical strategies for management including stepwise options for pharmacologic treatment will be emphasized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3cd7dd3ceb541379451b14e1382090a2024-03-20T06:11:04ZengElsevierEpilepsy & Behavior Reports2589-98642024-01-0126100659Anxiety and school avoidance in an 8-year-old child with epilepsyJay Salpekar0D. Dilara Ertenu1Corresponding author.; Neuropsychiatry Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Psychiatry and Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1741 Ashland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205, United StatesNeuropsychiatry Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Psychiatry and Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1741 Ashland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205, United StatesAnxiety is ubiquitous in school age children. Co-occurring medical illness adds to the complexity of identifying pathologic anxiety as opposed to that of typical development such as with social interactions or academic pressures. Anxiety may also occur in the context of cognitive difficulties or inattention, both of which may be exacerbated by epilepsy or by anti-seizure medicines themselves. Treatment strategies may require patience and long-term observations to account for the typical range of stressors that may be expected with disease progression or with development through childhood. This section illustrates the challenge of diagnosis and management of anxiety in the context of epilepsy in a school aged child and addresses nuances that neurology clinicians need to consider. Practical strategies for management including stepwise options for pharmacologic treatment will be emphasized.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589986424000169EpilepsyAnxietyDepressionPediatricsTreatmentNeuropsychiatry |
| spellingShingle | Jay Salpekar D. Dilara Ertenu Anxiety and school avoidance in an 8-year-old child with epilepsy Epilepsy & Behavior Reports Epilepsy Anxiety Depression Pediatrics Treatment Neuropsychiatry |
| title | Anxiety and school avoidance in an 8-year-old child with epilepsy |
| title_full | Anxiety and school avoidance in an 8-year-old child with epilepsy |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety and school avoidance in an 8-year-old child with epilepsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anxiety and school avoidance in an 8-year-old child with epilepsy |
| title_short | Anxiety and school avoidance in an 8-year-old child with epilepsy |
| title_sort | anxiety and school avoidance in an 8 year old child with epilepsy |
| topic | Epilepsy Anxiety Depression Pediatrics Treatment Neuropsychiatry |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589986424000169 |
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