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Psychoendocrine and psychoneuroimmunological mechanisms in the comorbidity of atopic eczema and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jan 2013
Buske-Kirschbaum A, Schmitt J, Plessow F, Romanos M, Weidinger S, Roessner V
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological data indicate that atopic eczema (AE) in infancy significantly increases the risk for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in later life. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of this comorbidity are unknown. We propose that the release of inflammatory cytokines caused by the allergic inflammation and/or elevated levels of psychological stress as a result of the chronic disease...
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