introduction attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a chronic condition that affects millions of children and often persists into adulthood. adhd includes a combination of problems, such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. adhd is estimated to affect about 6 to 7 percent of people aged 18 and under when diagnosed via the dsm-iv criteria. hyperki...

adenotonsillar hypertrophy and obstructive sleep disordered breathing can lead to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd). the purpose of this study was to evaluate effect of adenotonsillectomy on improvement of adhd symptoms in a quasi-experimental (before and after) study. the efficacy of adenotonsillectomy on improvement of adhd symptoms of 35 children aged 5-12 years with adenotonsi...

to determine whether teenagers and young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) have more motor vehicle citations and crashes and are more careless drivers than their normal peers. in fact, studies have found that teenagers and adults with attention deficit disorder are nearly twice as likely as the general population to have had their licenses suspended. people with adhd h...

objectives: the purpose of the present study was comparing visuo-spatial attention between children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-inattentive (adhd-i) type and normal children. methods: in this cross-sectional study fifteen (7-10 years of age) children were classified with adhd-i type and 15 normal children were matched for age, sex, and iq. they were selected trough simple rand...

objective: to report the case of a 46-year old male with major depressive disorder, who represented manic symptoms, when olanzapine was added to his treatment. method: a 46-year old female, with a diagnosis of treatment resistant depression was referred to the authors. he had past history of depression for more than 20 years. the symptoms were present nearly every day since 1981, without any di...

the aim of this study was to determine melatonin effects on sleep patterns, symptoms of hyperactivity and attention deficiency in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd).children with age range of 7-12 years who had a combined form of adhd were randomly divided in to 2 groups according to gender blocks. one group took melatonin (3 or 6mg) combined with methylphenidate (rit...

conclusions this preliminary assessment suggests that duloxetine may be a medication of interest in the treatment of children with adhd. further controlled studies with larger samples are required to evaluate the efficacy of duloxetine in treatment of children with adhd. results ten children with a mean age of 8.40 ± 1.67 years terminated the trial. a significant reduction in cprs-r and its sub...

objective: the purpose of this study is to compare the executive functions children and adolescents who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) with normal children. method: twenty children with adhd were compared to 19 healthy children terms of some executive functions using the computerized version of tower london, continuous performance test (cpt), and stroop color test. ...