the objective of the study was to compare the attention-deficit/ hyperactivity, and substance abuse disorders background in the parents of children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (adhd), and the parents of normal children. the available sampling method was used to choose 400 parents of children (200 parents of children with adhd and 200 parents of normal children), the ages of c...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 83 VOLUME 43JANUARY 17, 2006 Day +7 at 5 mcg/kg/d. CsA was changed to the oral route on Day + 13. An absolute neutrophil count >500/mm3 was attained on day +9 and an unsupported platelet count >20000/mm3 was achieved on day +30. Chimerism analysis on day +24 by XY analysis revealed 100% donor cells. Patient was discharged on day +31. Patient is well at last follow up on day +140.

AIMS To analyse the contribution of certain social, familial, prenatal, perinatal, and developmental background factors in the pathogenesis of deficits in attention, motor control, and perception (DAMP). METHODS A population based case-control study was carried out with 113 children aged 6 years, 62 diagnosed with DAMP and 51 controls without DAMP. The children's health and medical records we...

There are a number of difference brainwave frequencies which relate to different states of arousal. These frequencies are presented in Table 1 below. Individuals with AD/HD tend to experience mental wandering, often drifting in their thoughts, and are unable to centralise their attention or grasp information. This occurs during attentional tasks such as reading or listening to a story. During s...