Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W016
Diagnosis: ADHD-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
US Patients:
World Patients: 51Mil
Sex Ratio: B2;G1
Age Onset: Age5-12
Brain Area: left prefrontal cortex, posterial parietal cortex;, accumbens, amygdala, hippocampus smaller
Symptoms: Hard to pay attention or control behavior; impulsive. Higher creativity
Progression: 9 points lower IQ scores; higher in dynamic energy and adventurousness, 40% in adults
Causes: 75% genetic; dopamine less-well regulated in boys; norepinephrine less well-regulated in girls; adult ADHD-neither
Medications: amphetamines to keep students quiet in schools for boys; stimulants increase blood flow, perk up the girls
Therapies: behavioral therapies, parent training
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Support Group: add.org (Attention Deficit Disorder Association)
Contact your school for Special Education under the
U.S. Department of Education’s
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 300.8.
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
Clicking each title opens the
PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Physiological parameters to support attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis in children: a multiparametric approachby Thais Castro Ribeiro on November 22, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a high-prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity, frequently co-occurring with other psychiatric and medical conditions. Current diagnosis is time-consuming and often delays effective treatment; to date, no valid biomarker has been identified to facilitate this process. Research has linked the core symptoms of ADHD to autonomic dysfunction resulting from impaired arousal...
- Exploring the Relationship of Smartphone Addiction on Attention Deficit, Hyperactivity Symptoms, and Sleep Quality Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Studyby Ibrahim Zeyrek on November 22, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: These findings contribute valuable insights into the impact of smartphone addiction on attention and sleep in university students.
- Expansion of phenotypic and genotypic data in autism spectrum disorders due to variants in the CHD8 geneby Mariia A Parfenenko on November 22, 2024
Autism spectrum disorders are a group of the most common disorders of neuropsychiatric development, characterized by difficulties in social interaction and adherence to stereotypic behavioral patterns. This group of conditions frequently co-occurs with intellectual disability, epilepsy, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, connective tissue disorders and others. Among the most common molecular-genetic causes of autism spectrum disorders are pathogenic variants in the CHD8 gene. CHD8 codes...
- Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: a lived experience-led narrative reviewby Laurence Cobbaert on November 21, 2024
Autistic people and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at a high risk of developing an eating disorder. While there is limited evidence on the relationship between other forms of neurodivergence and eating disorders, research suggests associations between giftedness, intellectual disability, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, Tourette's syndrome, and disordered eating. Factors underlying disordered eating and/or eating disorder risk for neurodivergent people are...