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7 maj 2024 · ADHD diagnosis and ADHD trait are associated with risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Both patients with ADHD and their unaffected siblings were more likely to develop TBI during the...
These findings have important clinical implications, highlighting the need to assess for ADHD in children with TBI, especially those with severe injuries, but also to take a careful history to determine whether symptoms of ADHD predate the injury.
4 sie 2024 · Studies have shown that individuals with ADHD are at a higher risk of sustaining traumatic brain injuries, particularly during childhood and adolescence. Conversely, those who have experienced a TBI may develop ADHD-like symptoms or experience an exacerbation of pre-existing ADHD symptoms.
Secondary attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (SADHD) occurs in an estimated 15-20% of children following moderate to severe TBI, particularly following more severe injury. 1,2 Internalizing difficulties affect up to 25% of school-aged children following TBI 3–6, with factors such as lower socioeconomic status, family history of anxiety ...
The meta-analysis reported herein included 24 studies, the most recent published in 2020, of children with concussions and mild, moderate, and severe TBI that provide quantitative estimates of the association of acute brain injury severity with the risk for ADHD following TBI.
19 cze 2020 · After early childhood stroke, the ADHD phenotype occurs in 13 to 20% of cases, and after pediatric traumatic brain injury, ADHD symptoms are observed in 15 to 20% of children.
7 lis 2008 · Studies have suggested both that injury is more common in children with ADHD and that moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in school age children results in the development of ADHD (secondary ADHD). 1 Further complicating the association is evidence that children in whom ADHD was diagnosed before they sustained a head injury may have more s...
