UNASSIGNED: 68 pediatric patients aged 6-18 years (44 with epilepsy only and 24 with epilepsy and headache) and 50 controls were recruited. Depressive profile and parental stress were assessed using Children\'s Depression Inventory, Second Edition (CDI-2) and Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF).
UNASSIGNED: The group with epilepsy showed significantly high depressive symptoms and parental stress compared to controls. The patients with headache in comorbidity experienced more depressive symptoms than those with epilepsy only.
UNASSIGNED: Depressive symptoms are more prevalent in patients who have comorbid epilepsy and primary headache; therefore, the neurological/psychological mechanisms underlying this condition should be further investigated. The simultaneous presence of epilepsy, headache and depressive symptoms impacts the quality of life of patients and their parents, increasing parental stress and family management.
■68例6-18岁的儿科患者(44例仅有癫痫,24例有癫痫和头痛)和50例对照。使用儿童抑郁量表评估抑郁状况和父母压力,第二版(CDI-2)和育儿压力指数简表(PSI-SF)。
■与对照组相比,癫痫组表现出明显的抑郁症状和父母压力。与仅患有癫痫的患者相比,患有共病的头痛患者的抑郁症状更多。
■抑郁症状在患有癫痫和原发性头痛的患者中更为普遍;因此,这种情况背后的神经/心理机制应进一步研究.癫痫的同时存在,头痛和抑郁症状影响患者及其父母的生活质量,增加父母的压力和家庭管理。