Ceylan, Mehmet Fatih Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Hospital - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Turkey , Akca, Ömer Faruk Necmettin Erbakan University - Medical Faculty - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Turkey

Secondary attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder due to right basal ganglia injury: A case report

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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequent and commonly studied neuropsychiatric disorder in children and adolescents. The symptoms of ADHD include inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity. Diagnosis of ADHD requires a persistent pattern of symptoms beginning before the age of 7 except for secondary ADHD. Secondary ADHD may occur as a consequence of childhood traumatic brain injury. A patient with secondary ADHD as a result of right basal ganglia injury is presented in this case report.

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Basal ganglia , Closed head injury , Secondary ADHD , Traumatic brain injury

Journal Of Experimental an‎d Clinical Medicine

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