Children attention deficit disorder

Stunts growth. Narcolepsy, hyperkinetic syndrome of children, attention deficit disorder, Parkinson s disease. Hypertension, cerebral hemorrhage, convulsions, coma, confusion, anxiety, hallucinations, fever, tremor, restlessness. Treat toxicity by acidification of unne (it is a weak base) and administration of a blockers or nitroprusside (for hypertension), and antianxiety agents. 

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER If the child is hospitalized, the nurse enters a daily summary of the child s behavior in the patient s record. This provides a record of the results of therapy. 

Douglas, V.I., Barr, R.G., Amin, K., O Neill, M.E., and Britton, B.G. (1988) Dose effects and individual responsivity to methylpheni-date in attention deficit disorder. / Child Psychol Psychiatry 29 453 75. 

Sallee, E, Stiller, R., and Perel, J. (1992) Pharmacodynamics of pemoline in attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity. / Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 31 244—251. 

Hunt, R.D., Minderaa, R.B., and Cohen, D.J. (1985) Clonidine benefits children with attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity re-port of a double-blind placebo-crossover therapeutic trial. / Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 24 617-629. 

Conners, C.K., Casat, C.D., Cualtieri, C.T., Weller, E., Reader, M., Reiss, A., Weller, R.A., Khayrallah, M., and Ascher, J. (1996). Bupropion hydrochloride in attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 35 1314-1321. 

Biederman, J., Baldessarini, R.J., Wright, V., Keenan, K., and Fara-one, S. (1993b), A double-blind placebo controlled study of desipramine in the treatment of attention deficit disorder III. Lack of impact of comorbidity and family history factors on clinical response. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 32 199-204. 

Gammon, G.D. and Brown, T.E. (1993). Fluoxetine and methylphenidate in combination for treatment of attention deficit disorder and comorbid depressive disorder. / Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 3 1-10. 

Livingston, R., Dykman, R., and Ackerman, P. (1992) Psychiatric comorbidity and response to two doses of methylphenidate in children with attention deficit disorder. J Child Adolesc Psycho-pharamacol 2 115-122. 

Rapport, M.D., Jones, J.T., DuPaul, G.J., Kelly, K.T., Gardner, M.J., Tucker, S.B., and Shea, M.S. (1987) Attention deficit disorder and methylphenidate group and single-subject analyses of dose effects on attention in clinic and classroom settings. J Clin Child Psychol 16 329-338. 

Cantwell, D.P. Attention deficit disorder a review of the past 10 years. 3. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 35, 978-987, 1996. 

Gillis JJ, Gilger JW, Pennington BF. Attention deficit disorder in reading-disabled twins evidence for a genetic etiology. J Abnorm Child Psychol 1992 20 303-315. 

Swanson JM, McBurnett K, Wigan T, et al. Effect of stimulant medication on children with attention deficit disorder a review of reviews. Except Child 1993 60 154-162. 

Varley CK. Effects of methylphenidate in adolescents with attention deficit disorder. J Am Acad Child Psychiatry 1983 4 351-354. 

AmiShsEfteypitesiare scheduled drugs which have a definite therapeutic use in the treatment of narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder (ADD) in children. Ritalin , Dexedrine and, to a lesser extent, Cylert are used in the treatment of ADD. It is believed that ADD is caused by a deficiency of brain NE and DA which normally help a child to focus his or her attention on... 

Over 50% of Americans who currently drink report having a close relative who abuses alcohol 25% are children of an alcoholic parent. Alcohol abuse can devastate families by causing separation, divorce, and domestic violence, as well child abuse and neglect. Six million children live with an alcohol-abusing parent, and this can result in problems at school such as low attendance, academic difficulties, attention deficit disorders, and behavioral problems. Each year in America, more than 100,000 people die from alcohol-related accidents (cars, falls, fires, drownings, burns), cancer, liver disease, and stroke. 

The scapegoat tries to win the alcoholic s attention by engaging in negative behavior. This child often does poorly in school, can have behavioral problems or attention deficit disorders that affect learn-... 

Semrud-Clikeman M., Steingard R. J., FUipek R, Biederman J., Bekken K. and Renshaw P. F. 2000. Using MRI to examine brain-behavior relationships in males with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. 39 477- 84... 

Kaufmann R, Goldberg-Stern H, Shuper A. Attention-deficit disorders and epilepsy in childhood incidence, causative relations and treatment possibilities. J Child Neurol 2009 24 727-33. 

American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Committee on Quality Improvement. Clinical practice guideline Treatment of the school-aged child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics 2001 108 1033-1044. 

Voeller KKS. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). J Child Neurol 2004 19 798-814. 

American academy of pediatrics (2000), Clinical practice guideline diagnosis and evaluation of the child with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder , Pediatrics, 105(5), 1158-70. 

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