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Research shows anatomical differences in the brains of children w/ ADHD


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http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/11/29/hyperactivity.reut/index.html

 

Brain scans of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder show abnormalities in the fiber pathways along which brain signals pass, scientists said Monday. The finding indicates the disorder may be more than just a chemical

imbalance, they added.

 

In another study, Ashtari found the brain irregularities diminished in

children who had been medicated with stimulant drugs for an average of 2 1/2

years.

 

"The findings ... indicate that the therapeutic effect of stimulants may

involve a brain normalization process," said co-researcher Sanjiv Kumra, a

psychiatrist at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York.

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This will definitely influence my decision as to when to take my son off meds. Very interesting study results...

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My son didn't have ADHD before his stroke, but he was tested years later and docs said he has it..... I have always thought it was related.

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The reason people first suspected that AD/HD was an actual ailment was that people who had suffered frontal lobe damage in accidents started to present the same symptoms that are seen in people we now know have AD/HD.

 

Interesting about the patients improving after treatment. I'd read another study to that effect, but didn't stick it in my links because it was the only one I saw. It would be great if the meds actually do help the brain reprogram itself!

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