Eating disorders occur at high rates in adolescents with epilepsy and are associated with psychiatric comorbidities and suicidality.
Itay Tokatly LatzerTracey RichmondBo ZhangPhillip L PearlPublished in: Epilepsia (2023)
EDs should be suspected and screened for in intellectually intact female and male adolescents with epilepsy, irrespective of their epilepsy type. If disturbed eating behaviors or EDs are identified, further evaluation should be directed at detecting other psychopathologies, including suicidality.