Article
Genetic variations influence brain changes in patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Translational psychiatry - 5 Jun 2021
Yadav Santosh K, Bhat Ajaz A, Hashem Sheema, Nisar Sabah, Kamal Madeeha, Syed Najeeb, Temanni Mohamed-Ramzi, Gupta Rakesh K, Kamran Saddat, Azeem Muhammad Waqar, Srivastava Amit K, Bagga Puneet, Chawla Sanjeev, Reddy Ravinder, Frenneaux Michael P, Fakhro Khalid, Haris Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological and neurodevelopmental childhood-onset disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of inattentiveness, impulsiveness, restlessness, and hyperactivity. These symptoms may continue in 55-66% of cases from childhood into adulthood. Even though the precise etiology of ADHD is not fully understood, it is considered as a multifactorial and...
Topics
- Adult
- Animals
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Brain
- Child
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Neuroimaging