background :attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is the most common childhood neurological disorder. this disorder is more prevalent in some chronic diseases. the aim of this study was to investigate adhd in children with early stages of chronic kidney disease (ckd) and to compare it with healthy children.   methods : seventy five 5-16-year-old children with early stages of ckd (stag...

conclusions the performance of working memory improved through training, and these trainings extended to other areas of cognition functions not receiving any training. trainings resulted in the improvement of performance in the tasks related to prefrontal area. they had also a positive and significant impact on the movement activities of hyperactive children. results training of working memory ...

objectives: the aim of this randomized clinical trial was to assess the efficacy of stimdate compared to ritalin in the treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). method: sixty four subjects (45 boys and 15 girls) aged 5-13 who were diagnosed with adhd based on (dsm-iv-tr) criteria were selected for this study. the subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: ...

conclusions adhd is a common co-morbidity among suicide attempters. hence, early diagnosis and treatment with consideration of adhd may reduce suicide attempt risk. results the results of our study showed that a history of psychiatric disorders and a family history of adhd and suicide were significantly higher (p > 0.01) in the case group than the control group. in addition, both children and a...