scholarly journals Relation between exposure to different multimedia programs and presentation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

2022 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afaf Hamdy Khalil ◽  
Ahmed Mohamed Zayed ◽  
Ayman Amer ◽  
Hemmat Baz
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The current study aimed at constructing an Arabic-language questionnaire to investigate the association of the severity of ADHD with children’s degree of exposure to multimedia per day and the age of starting the engagement, and the effect of different multimedia programs on the attention, language, and socio-behavioral aspects in children presented with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The present study was conducted on 69 children who attended the Phoniatric Unit at Mansoura University Hospitals and were divided into 2 groups: 30 normal typically developing children as a control group and 39 children with ADHD as the study group. The study group was subdivided into 3 subgroups according to ADHD severity; each subgroup consisted of 13 children. Results The time at which the child started to be exposed to multimedia showed no significant differences among ADHD subgroups as all of the cases started before the age of 2 years. Kids with mild ADHD had a significant increase in watching children’s programs, cartoons, rhymes, and commercials than the other two higher grades (moderate and severe) of ADHD. Conclusion The constructed Arabic questionnaire proved to be reliable and a valid tool that examined the relationship between multimedia usage and ADHD.

Increased Dental Trauma in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treated with Methylphenidate – A Pilot Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Katz-Sagi ◽  
M Redlich ◽  
T Brinsky-Rapoport ◽  
I Matot ◽  
D Ram
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Dental Trauma ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Anterior Teeth

The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the prevalence of trauma to incisor teeth in children with normal overjet and lip competence, treated with methylphenidate (Ritalin) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study group consisted of 24 children (19 boys, 5 girls) aged 5-12 years (mean 8.45±2.25), diagnosed with ADHD and treated with methylphenidate at a minimal dosage of 10 mg per day. The control group consisted of 22 healthy children (13 boys, 9 girls) aged 5-12 years (mean 9.15±2.28). The dental examination included incisor relation measurements in the anterior segment (overjet), which was recorded using an orthodontic ruler. Lip competence was clinically determined, and anterior teeth were examined for dental trauma. The prevalence of dental trauma was significantly higher in the study group than in the control group (29.1% vs. 4.5% P = 0.02, t-test one tail). In conclusion, children with ADHD treated with methylphenidate have a high-risk for dental trauma. We believe that preventing dental trauma in this high risk group is possible. Consequently, the pediatrician and all medical staff attending to these children should encourage parents to consult frequently with a pediatric dentist to diagnose dental trauma and provide early treatment when needed.

scholarly journals Dissociable effects of ADHD and Methylphenidate treatment on the capture and the inhibition of impulsive actions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurélie Grandjean ◽  
Isabel Suarez ◽  
Aline Miquee ◽  
David DaFonseca ◽  
Laurence Anne Casini
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Selective Inhibition ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Interference Control ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Prepotent Response

The deficit in “interference control” commonly reported in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) could be due to at least two distinct processes, which are not disentangled in most studies: a larger susceptibility to activating prepotent response impulses and a deficit in suppressing them. In this study, we investigated the effect of 1/ADHD and 2/ MPH, on these two components of interference control.We compared interference control between children with ADHD without medication, children with ADHD under methylphenidate (MPH), and typically developing children performing a Simon conflict task.The main findings were that 1/ children with ADHD were more susceptible to reacting impulsively but less efficient at suppressing impulsive actions than typically developing children, and 2/ MPH improved the selective inhibition of impulsive actions but did not modify the strength of response impulse activation.

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