Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) manifests by high levels of inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. ADHD starts in childhood and results in impairments that continue into adulthood. While hyperactivity declines over time, inattention and executive function difficulties persist, leading to functional deficits. Adolescents and adults with ADHD have pervasive impairment in in...

The lack of specificity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms represents a diagnostic challenge, especially when assessing psychiatric patients reporting a wide range of complaints. Rate of endorsement of ADHD symptoms, and their association with neuropsychological performance, was examined in a psychiatric sample of 71 adults, who had been referred for a neuropsychologica...

OBJECTIVE Neurological soft signs are very common in children with the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and the first line medication of this disorder is methylphenidate. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of methylphenidate on the neurological soft signs in children and adolescents suffering from ADHD depending on the dose of methylphenidate. METHODS Thirty five pa...

OBJECTIVE The side effects of methylphenidate (MPH) on growth remain a controversial concern. This study aimed to investigate the effect of MPH on clinical symptoms, growth, and physical fitness in Korean children. METHODS Fifty male children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treated with methylphenidate (MPH-ADHD), 69 MPH-naïve male children with ADHD (Naïve-ADHD), and 60 ...

A mentally retarded 7-year-old male child presented with inattention and hyperactivity which was initially diagnosed as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, a careful evaluation of symptomatology along with clues provided by specific features of facial dysmorphism in this case along with genetic testing clinched the diagnosis of Smith-Magneis syndrome the behavioural phenot...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental commencing before the age of 12 years and characterized by developmentally inappropriate inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity symptoms. Stimulants such as methylphenidate (MPH) are used first-line therapy for children with ADHD. Psychostimulants may be associated vascular problems. Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) periph...

There is ambiguity about the clinical picture and concept of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Relevant literature was extracted from various search engines, analyzed, interpreted. Available suggests a significant prevalence ADHD adult population affecting quality socio-occupational functioning. Inattentiveness more commonly present than hyperactivity–impulsivity. Frequ...

Neuropsychological assessments in preschoolers have not received as much attention as in older children and adults. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder that occurs in early childhood associated with poor academic and personal outcomes, such as learning and social difficulties. Preschoolers with ADHD may present cognitive deficits that are related with the ADHD s...

© 2009 Elsevier. All rights reserved. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric disorder that is clinically characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Children with ADHD exhibited greater psychological, academic, emotional and social problems [1]. In fact, 20–67% of children with ADHD had the comorbidity oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), 20–56% had co...

BACKGROUND: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity includes one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood. Despite high prevalence, many professionals who work with children adolescents this disorder do not have enough knowledge on subject. Physical education deal directly these need to choose which s...