Brain Abnormalities and ADHD
Research by Sanjiv Kumra, M.D., a psychiatrist at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, N.Y, USA has identified anatomical differences in the brains of children with ADHD. Examing 18 children with the disorder and comparing them to 15 without, Dr Kumra found abnormality of the fiber pathways in the frontal cortex, basal ganglia, brain stem and cerebellum. These areas are involved in the processes that regulate attention, impulsive behavior, motor activity, and inhibition. A second study examined children who had received drug treatment for ADHD and these were found to have fewer abnormalities.
Press Release from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Further coverage on Medical News Today.
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January 3rd, 2005
ADD / ADHD, Science
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