Childhood Absence Epilepsy- Electroclinical Profile and Prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among a Cohort of 47 Children.

Background: We aimed to find the proportion of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and to describe their electroclinical features.

Methods: Video electroencephalography (EEG) was performed on 47 children who fulfilled International League Against Epilepsy criteria for CAE. These children were also assessed for the presence of ADHD.

Subclinical Vitamin D Deficiency in Children from Thrissur, Kerala.

This study was conducted to assess the 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in children (age 1-5 yr) from Thrissur, Kerala, and to find its association with clinical manifestations of vitamin D-deficiency. Among the 79 children included, none had clinical features of rickets. The mean (range) vitamin D level was 18.