“…Tanabe et al found that epileptic children had higher total difficulty, hyperactivity disorder, and peer problem scores of 23.7%, 32.9% and 15.8%, respectively, compared to non-epileptic children. 19 McDermott et al evaluated 121 epileptic children in 1995 using the Behavior Problem Index (BPI). They found that epileptic children had higher percentages of the following disorders compared to those of non-epileptic children: behavioral disorders (31.4% vs. 8.5%, respectively), hyperactivity disorders (28.1% vs. 4.9%, respectively), peer problems (14.9% vs. 4.1%, respectively), and anxiety disorders (24% vs. 7.5%, respectively).…”