Introduction:The relationship between ADHD and epilepsy, although very frequent, is not clear. Clinical studies in neuropsychology and neurology (neuropsychiatry) can provide valuable information for assessment, intervention and treatment. Method: A non-experimental design, quantitative approach, descriptive level and cross-sectional study was carried out with the aim of comparing the executive functioning of a group of children with ADHD and a group of children with ADHD and CPSDD. A convenience sample of 40 matched children (all males) grouped in two groups of 20 children between 7 and 13 years of age was formed. In order to evaluate executive functioning, some tests of the Neuropsychological Battery of Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes -BANFE were applied. Results: According to the bilateral asymptotic significance values, statistically significant differences were found in the variables Stroop A -Hits, Stroop B -Hits, Self-directed Signaling (Hits, Planning and Time), and Visuospatial Working Memory (Maximum Level, Perseverations and Order Errors). Conclusions: The results of the present study coincide with the failures in inhibitory control and sustained attention problems reported in the literature. Children with EBPCT and ADHD have a different and more impaired executive functioning profile than children with ADHD alone.
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