US researchers have successfully developed a brain growth curve that early establishes attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD), according to the results of a study published in the JAMA Psychiatry medical journal.
Researchers at the University of Michigan in the United States analyzed the brains of 520 young people aged 8 to 22, 4.8% of whom suffered from attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD), a lower proportion to the average of the population. In France, between 3% and 5% of school-aged children have ADHD.
These observations showed that in the laboratory, the majority (80%) of ADHD cases can be detected using neuroimaging and electroencephalogram devices.
Indeed, a growth curve of brain regions developed by American researchers could allow early detection of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders in children.
Develop a simple and non-invasive method of detecting ADHD
“Our goal is to develop a brain growth curve that could be established by the family doctor with a portable and inexpensive EEG machine”, explain Daniel Kessler and Chandra Sripada, respectively specialist in neuroimaging. and psychiatrist at the University of Michigan.
Detecting this behavioral disorder in children is complex because there is no biomarker for the disease. The results of this study are therefore conclusive and encouraging, but it is necessary to confirm these conclusions on larger research.
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