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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Once-daily dosing tolerable, may lessen side effects
Use of the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among offspring

Prenatal Valproate Exposure Linked to Increased ADHD Risk

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Maternal use of other antiepileptic drugs not tied to increased ADHD risk
Later-born siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have elevated risk of being diagnosed with the same or the other disorder

Risk Up for Later-Born Siblings of Children With ASD, ADHD

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Odds of both ASD and ADHD increased for later-born siblings of children with either diagnosis
In states with a Sept. 1 cutoff for kindergarten entry

ADHD Diagnosis, Treatment Up for August-Born Children

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Findings seen for children in states with Sept. 1 cutoff for kindergarten entry
From 1997-1998 to 2015-2016

Last 20 Years Saw Increase in Prevalence of ADHD in Children

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Significant increases in prevalence in subgroups by age, sex, race/ethnicity, income, geographic region