Prevalence of Epilepsy in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Referred to the Autism Clinic in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
We found that one-fifth of children with ASD had clinical epilepsy, where the focal seizure was the predominant seizure type. Although EEG abnormalities were found in two-thirds of patients with ASD, there were many cases in which seizures were not detected clinically. A significant association was found between clinical seizures and EEG abnormalities. Further analysis could deepen the understanding of this finding and its implications.
Authors
- Kanij Fatema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-053X)
- Narayan Chandra Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-2788)
- Yamin Shahriar Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8494-9229)
- Mohammad Monir Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-5048)
- Ayesha Siddika
- Bithi Debnath
- Ariful Islam
- Muhammad Haikal Bin Abd Rahman
Institutions
- Bangladesh Medical University (BD)
- National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital (BD)
- National Institute of Child Health (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103617
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- Biomedical Research Council