Anxiety occurring in adolescents who are epileptic might look different than it does in adults; they might seem more argumentative irritable or aggressive at times perhaps having angry outbursts or destroying property. Sometimes parents feel that their child is misbehaving and they ignore important warning signs. For example your child may have trouble doing the usual things like going to sleep getting out of bed or not going to school because of worry about what will happen. Anxiety disorders are very common in adolescents with epilepsy; the nature of epilepsy can cause adolescents to develop anxiety symptoms. Anxiety can occur
