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Screening for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among a Group of Allergic School-Aged Children

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Background: There are rising estimations for the prevalence of allergic diseases and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children. Both disorders have their impact on the quality of life We sought to assess ADHD symptoms among a group of school-aged allergic children. Patients and Methods: A group of 120 children with physician-diagnosed allergies and another 120 age and sex-matched healthy children were enrolled. Patients were recruited from the Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University, during the period from May 2022 to November 2022. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria for ADHD, Conners scale, and strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) were measured through valid translated questionnaire. Medical records were revised for the results of absolute eosinophil count (AEC), total IgE level and skin prick test (SPT) if available. Results: Patients included 77 (64.2%) males and 43 (35.8%) females with ages ranging from 6 to 12 years.  Allergic diseases were distributed as follows: 50% with urticaria, 35% with allergic rhinitis/asthma and 35% with atopic dermatitis. Allergic patients had higher scores in SDQ subscales, total difficulties (p=0.001), emotional problems (p=0.006), conduct problems (p=0.007), hyperactivity (p=0.001) and conners' subscales oppositional (p=0.045), inattentive (0.001), hyperactive (p<0.001), anxiety (p<0.001), perfectionism (p<0.001), psychosomatic aspects (p<0.001), social problems, emotional liability (p<0.001), conners' global index (p= 0.007) and total DSM-IV (p<0.001) in comparison to controls. Conclusion: ADHD symptoms are more common among allergic children compared to healthy controls. Regular psychiatric assessment of allergic children is recommended for early detection and management of possible behavioral changes. Further studies are warranted to investigate the impact of allergy medications and the control of allergic disease on ADHD symptoms.

DOI

10.21608/ejpa.2023.228390.1054

Keywords

ADHD, Hyperactivity, Allergic, children, Behavior, control

Authors

First Name

Salwa

Last Name

AbdelHameed

MiddleName

Amin

Affiliation

Pediatric developmental and behavioral unit , ain shams university hospitals, cairo , egypt

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miss_dr86@yahoo.com

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Abdel Aziz

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Unit, Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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First Name

Azza

Last Name

Youssef

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Pediatric developmental and behavioral unit, ain shams university hospitals

Email

azzayoussef@med.asu.edu.eg

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First Name

Amira

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Said

Affiliation

Ain shams university hospitals , cairo, Egypt

Email

amirasaid700@gmail.com

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First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Shousha

MiddleName

Abdel Haleem

Affiliation

Pediatric allergy and immunology ain shams university hospitals cairo Egypt

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ghada.shousha83@gmail.com

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0000-0003-1621-5121

Volume

21

Article Issue

2

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43935

Issue Date

2023-10-01

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2023-08-10

Publish Date

2023-10-01

Page Start

39

Page End

46

Print ISSN

1687-1642

Online ISSN

2314-8934

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EJPA_Volume 21_Issue 2_Pages 39-46.pdf

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Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

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https://ejpai.journals.ekb.eg/

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Screening for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among a Group of Allergic School-Aged Children

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24 Dec 2024