Abstract
This is a review of the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with Dravet
syndrome (DS) and the predictors of psychiatric comorbidity. Symptoms of attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder are most frequently reported in children with DS. Autistic
features and “other behavior problems” are also found in a considerable proportion
of children. No consistent relationship has been found with intellectual disability
level, age of onset of seizures, delay in diagnosis, and seizure frequency. A major
limitation of the literature is that formal psychiatric assessment has rarely been
applied.
Keywords
epilepsy - Dravet syndrome - behavioral problems
