Physician care-providing Behavior in treating Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Children and Adolescents

Running head: ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVE DISORDER 1 Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder: Pathophysiology, Pharmaclogical, and Nutrition Treatments

Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurological disorders among children with approximately 5.4 million children diagnosed in the United Sates. Inattention and hyperactivity are two major symptoms associated with ADHD interfering with the ability to function well at school or work. The etiology of ADHD is very complex involving genetics, brain structure and ...

Treating children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

[Nutritional aspects of attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder].

INTRODUCTION Attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) has received in the past years a lot of attention from the paediatrician's specialties. Even though the studies of its etiopathology have advanced, mainly the ones related with genetics and neuroimaging, the final cause today is still unclear. DEVELOPMENT It has been related to many factors such as diet, like some allergies to additiv...

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and Occurrence of Tic Disorders in Children and Adolescents-What is the Verdict.

The United States Food and Drug Administration currently states that the use of stimulants in patients with tic disorders and/or family history of tic disorders including Tourette's syndrome is contraindicated. Patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), however, are at increased risk of tics regardless of stimulants use. After evaluating the most recent literature on the inc...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; AIDS in children and adolescents.