Differences in memory functioning between children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or focal epilepsy

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss common focused attention/concentration and memory problems in children/adolescents with ADHD or focal epilepsy.
2. Discuss how comorbid ADHD and focal epilepsy may present on tests of working memory (WM), short term memory (STM), and long term memory (LTM).

Lee, S. E., Kibby, M. Y., Cohen, M. J., Stanford, L., Park, Y., & Strickland, S. (2016). Differences in memory functioning between children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or focal epilepsy. Child Neuropsychology, 22(8), 979-1000.