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Article: ADHD KIDS HAVE SMALLER BRAINS
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- United Press International
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- October 8, 2002
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ADHD kids have smaller brains
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 ...