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Article: ADHD kids have smaller brains.
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- United Press International
- Article date:
- October 8, 2002
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BETHESDA, Md., Oct 08, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX)
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have smaller brains overall and smaller key brain structures than children without the condition, researchers reported Tuesday in the largest brain imaging study ever conducted on these patients.
The reduced brain components could play a role in causing the over-activity, distractibility and impulsiveness that are hallmarks of ADHD, Judith Rapoport, chief of the child psychiatry branch at the National Institute of Mental Health and an author of the study, told United Press International. The findings of smaller brains "provide ...