Advertisement
Home Tags Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)

Tag: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may have differences in the brain that limit appropriate responses to "stop cues

Children With ADHD Have Differences in Part of Brain Controlling Movement

Children with ADHD exhibit impaired stop cues and reduced engagement
For youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Stimulant Treatment Has Strong Protective Effect in ADHD

Number needed to treat was low and varied from three to 10 for youth with ADHD
Social-emotional and behavioral skills are important for school readiness

Pediatricians Can Play Role in Ensuring School Readiness

Study shows preschoolers with ADHD are more likely to have impaired school readiness
Athletes with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with concussion seem to have longer recovery than controls

Recovery From Concussion Longer for Athletes With ADHD

Athletes with ADHD had more symptoms at 24 to 48 hours, regardless of psychostimulant use
Children with more attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms may be at higher risk for an unhealthy diet

Children With ADHD May Have Higher Risk for Poor Diet

However, having a poor diet does not seem to contribute to ADHD symptom development
Marketing has been approved for the first medical device to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

FDA Approves Marketing of First Device to Treat ADHD

Monarch eTNS System approved for children 7 to 12 years old not taking prescription ADHD medication
Trigeminal nerve stimulation showed efficacy when compared with a similar sham procedure for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children

Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation Beats Sham Tx for Peds ADHD

Improvement observed in 8- to 12-year-olds with no clinically meaningful adverse events
A higher prenatal omega-6:omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio in cord plasma is associated with a higher attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder index score for the child at age 7 years

High Prenatal Omega-6:Omega-3 Ratio Linked to ADHD at Age 7

Higher prenatal n-6:n-3 ratio in cord plasma linked to a higher ADHD score at age 7 years, but not at age 4
For adolescents and young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

In Youth With ADHD, New-Onset Psychosis Up With Amphetamines

New-onset psychosis occurred in about one in 660 teens, young adults with ADHD receiving stimulants
Treatment with dasotraline (4 mg/day) significantly improves attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children aged 6 to 12 years

Dasotraline Promising for the Treatment of ADHD in Children

Once-daily dosing tolerable, may lessen side effects