New Evidence on Diet in Hyperkinesis

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-250
Author(s):  
L. Eugene Arnold ◽  
Elaine Nemzer
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
New Evidence

We wish to draw the attention of practicing pediatricians to two recent studies that converge on some important clinical implications for management of attention deficit disorder (ADD, hyperkinesis, MBD). Prinz and associates1 found in a sample of hyperkinetic and normal children that destructive-aggressive and restless behavior significantly correlated with the amount of sugar consumed by a child, with the ratio of sugar products to other foods, and perhaps most importantly, with the ratio of carbohydrate to protein in the diet.

Cognitive Styles of School-Age Children Showing Attention Deficit Disorders with Hyperactivity

1987 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue B. Stoner ◽  
Michael A. Glynn
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Therapeutic Implications ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Matching Familiar Figures Test

Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADDH) children (23 boys and 5 girls) and 28 normal children (23 boys and 5 girls) were matched by age. The ADDH group had a mean score of 2.06 on the hyperactivity scale of the Parent Symptom Questionnaire; a mean score of 1.5 is accepted as the lower limit for establishing hyperactivity. Both groups were individually administered The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Revised, Children's Embedded Figures Test, and Matching Familiar Figures Test. No significant difference appeared on the Matching Familiar Figures Test, a measure of cognitive styles of reflection-impulsivity with intelligence statistically controlled; however, a significant main effect was found on the Children's Embedded Figures Test which suggests that ADDH children are field-dependent. Some therapeutic implications were discussed.

scholarly journals Attention Patterns in Children with Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1093-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gil Zalsman ◽  
Orat Pumeranz ◽  
Gabriel Peretz ◽  
David H. Ben-Dor ◽  
Sharon Dekel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Continuous Performance ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Equal Degree ◽  
Before And After

The objective of this study was to differentiate the attention patterns associated with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity using continuous performance test (CPT). The diagnoses were based on the DSM-III, III-R, and IV criteria and of the 39 children who participated in the study, 14 had attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADDH) and 11 had attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADDWO), while 14 normal children served as a control group. Attention patterns were examined according to the performance of subjects on the CPT and parental scores on the ADHD Rating Scale, the Child Attention Profile, and the Conners Rating Scale. CPT performances were assessed before and after administration of 10 mg methylphenidate. We found as hypothesized that the CPT differentiated between the ADDH and ADDWO groups. However, contrary to our expectations, the ADDH children made more omission errors than the ADDWO children; they also showed more hyperactivity and impulsivity. The performance of both groups improved to an equal degree after the administration of methylphenidate. It is conluded that different subtypes of the attention deficit disorders are characterized by different attention profiles and that methylphenidate improves scores on test of continuous performance.

Effects of Sugar on Aggressive and Inattentive Behavior in Children With Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity and Normal Children

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 960-966
Author(s):  
Esther H. Wender ◽  
Mary V. Solanto
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Clinical Significance ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Continuous Performance Task ◽  
Dietary Recommendations ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Acute Ingestion ◽  
Cognitive Attention

Foods high in refined sugar are claimed to exacerbate hyperactivity and increase aggressive behavior. Controlled studies have failed to confirm any effect on hyperactivity and effects on inattention have been equivocal. Possible effect on aggressive behavior has received little study. This study assessed cognitive attention and aggressive behavior immediately following an acute ingestion of sugar compared with saccharin and aspartame-sweetened placebos in 17 subjects with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity compared with 9 age-matched control subjects. The sugar and placebo challenges were given with a breakfast high in carbohydrate. Although the children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity were significantly more aggressive than the control subjects, there were no significant effects of sugar or either placebo on the aggressive behavior of either group. However, inattention, as measured by a continuous performance task, increased only in the attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity group following sugar, but not saccharin or aspartame. This result is of questionable clinical significance inasmuch as aggressive behavior was unchanged. The finding may be due to the combination of the sugar challenge with a high-carbohydrate breakfast. These findings should be replicated and any possible clinical significance should be documented before any dietary recommendations can be made.

Responses to methylphenidate in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and normal children: Update 2002

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 57-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Rapoport ◽  
G. Inoff-Germain
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Pediatric Study ◽  
Hyperactive Children

Since the positive effects of stimulants on disruptive behavior were described (Bradley a Bowen, 1941), further pediatric study has been limited almost exclusively to samples of hyperkinetic school-age children. Because these agents normally were viewed as arousing in their effects on the central nervous system, but were calming in their therapeutic effects on these children, stimulant effects on Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) were interpreted as being “paradoxical.” Investigation of effects in normal children and adolescents and in those with disorders unrelated to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as well as in young adult samples, however, indicate that stimulants appear to have similar behavioral effects in normal and in hyperactive children. This brief report is an update (as of August 2002) on studies of stimulants in ADHD and normal children, with particular focus on MPH.

Comparison of Learning Disabilities in Reading, Math, Spelling and Academic Progress of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity and Normal Children at Elementary Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S218-S218
Author(s):  
M. Nazer ◽  
O. Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Reading Speed ◽  
Learning Disorders ◽  
School Students ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Significant Difference

Learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity of important issues should be considered in elementary school students. The aim of this study was comparison learning disorders, reading, spelling, math and achievement among students in elementary school grades in Bandar Abbas. For this purpose, 384 students were randomly selected. Instruments for gathering data were:– k-Math test;– test spelling disorder (Fallahchai test);– reading test (Baezat test);– CSI-4.Factor analysis of variance test was used to analyze of data. The results showed that in the scale of dyslexia, there were more disorders in the children with attention deficit disorder in reading errors, comprehension and reading speed than normal group. In mathematical disorder scale, there were significant difference between the two groups of children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and normal children. Then, the children with attention deficit disorder had higher disorders in operations math, mathematical concepts, mathematical applications, and general score math. The scale of the problem dictates there were significant difference between the two groups of children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity and normal children. Then, the children with attention deficit disorder had higher disorders in problem dictates. In academic achievement, the children with attention deficit disorder had lower mean in academic achievement. Finally, the results showed that age, gender, and their interaction had no significant impact on learning disorders, based on attention deficit disorder and normal groups.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Effects of Selected Rhinologic Disorders on the Perception of Nasal Resonance in Children

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Rastatter ◽  
Melvin Hyman
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Nasal Resonance

A group of sophisticated listeners judged the nasal resonance characteristics of normal children versus children evidencing selected rhinologic disorders under three speaking conditions. Results showed that perceptions of denasality are influenced by both speakers and speaking tasks. That is, children with allergic rhinitis and edemic adenoids were perceived as being denasal when they produced VCV utterances and recited sentences. However, their resonance characteristics were deemed normal for vowel productions. Interestingly, children with severely deviated septums were judged to have normal nasal resonance under all speaking conditions. Clinical implications are discussed.

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