ADHD
ADHD stands for.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
occurs 45% of time with ADHD
What are learning disorders?
A chemical messenger.
What is a neurotransmitter?
Gold standard medications for ADHD treatment.
What are psychostimulants?
Expected decrease in height if taking stimulants 36 months or longer.
What is 1"?
3 types of ADHD
What is combined presentation
inattentive presentation + Predominantly hyperactive/impulsive presentation
3 risk factors for ADHD
•Very low birth wt (<1,500 grams) 2-3 fold
•In utero exposure to nicotine or alcohol
•Child abuse or neglect, or multiple foster placements,
•Neurotoxins like lead
•Infections like encephalitis.
Most common neurotransmitter altered with ADHD treatment.
What is dopamine?
Decreased appetite, decreased weight, headaches.
What are the most common side effects of stimulant medications?
Potential consequences of untreated ADHD.
What are increased chance of drinking, smoking, doing drugs, engaging in risky sexual choices, car accidents, gambling problem, trouble with the law?
9
How many inattentive symptoms and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms of ADHD are listed in DSM V
Male to female ratio for ADHD.
What are Male 2:1 in children, 1.6:1 in adults?
Second most common neurotransmitter effected in ADHD medication treatment.
What is norepinephrine?
Medications not safe to abruptly stop used for treating ADHD.
What are the alpha 2 agonists--clonidine, guanfacine?
Possible continuum of ADHD.
What is ADHD, Oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, antisocial personality disorder?
Number of symptoms required to diagnose ADHD, predominantly inattentive presentation
What is 6
74%
What is the mean heritability of ADHD?
Neurotransmitter effected by Qelbree different that the 2 above.
What is serotonin?
These medications work when you take them and don't work when you don't take them.
What are stimulants?
Persistence of symptoms to adulthood percentage.
What is up to 79%?
Number of symptoms required to diagnose ADHD, combined presentation.
What are 6 of 9 inattentive and 6 of 9 hyperactive/impulsive symptoms.
Prevalence of ADHD in children in 2013
What was 5 %?
Effective therapy for ADHD treatment.
What is behavioral therapy? What is CBT? What is trigeminal nerve stimulation? What is right prefrontal high frequency deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation?
Need 2 to 3 weeks of consistent use to see benefit.
What are Strattera, Qelbree, alpha 2 agonists?
Latest thoughts about ADHD.
What is the idea it is a personality trait?
What is the role of periodic treatment?
What is no long term effects shown on knowledge acquisition?
What is the idea of fit?