News Report | April 2, 2018
Severe TBI In Childhood Associated With Later Onset Of ADHD
Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in childhood is associated with a later onset of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), known as secondary ADHD (SADHD). Those with severe TBI are 3.62 times more likely to develop SADHD.
These findings were presented in "Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury March 19, 2018," by Megan E. Narad, Ph.D.; Megan Kennelly, B.S.; Nanhua Zhang, Ph.D.; Shari L.Wade, Ph.D.; Keith Owen Yeates, Ph.D.; H. Gerry Taylor, Ph.D.; Jeffery N. Epstein, Ph.D.; and Brad G. Kurowski . . .