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Dr. Steven Wolf: “1 in 5 Adults with Epilepsy Also Has ADHD Symptoms: Study”

  • HealthDay
  • New York, NY
  • (January 15, 2015)

Nearly one in five adults with epilepsy also has symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study finds. "This study reaffirms what we've always said -- that patients with epilepsy have a high risk for attention-deficit disorder," said Steven Wolf, MD, an associate professor of neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. "We see this in our own clinical experience here," he added. Learn more