ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015
Diagnosis of children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with cytomegalovirus infection with ADHD: a historical review.
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- Therapeutic effects of tDCS on behavioral and cognitive functions in adults diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Auricular therapy as adjunctive treatment for pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a scoping review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Association between human herpesviruses infections and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders: insights from two-sample mendelian randomization analyses and systematic review with meta-analysis.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- A meta-analysis on the therapeutic efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for cognitive functions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Association between ADHD and vision problems. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback for Training of Attention and Related Cognitive Functions.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Therapeutic efficacy of probiotics for symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: meta-analysis.BJPsych open · 2024Review
- Long-term psychiatric outcomes in youth with enterovirus A71 central nervous system involvement.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2022Article
- Unmet need to screen for lead toxicity in the prevention of ADHD.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Determinants of inter-practice variation in ADHD diagnosis and stimulant prescribing: cross-sectional database study of a national surveillance network.BMJ evidence-based medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
As the most common mental disorder identified in children and teenagers, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects millions of children and their families, making it a critical health issue worldwide. This article reviewed the historical opinions about the diagnosis of ADHD and defined different subtypes of this disorder. It also summarized the current diagnostic criteria and available medications. After re-visiting the etiology of ADHD in the sense of both genetic and environment factors, it was further hypothesized that viral infection might be involved in ADHD pathogenesis. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection may be associated with ADHD, although both clinical observations and animal studies need to be performed for validation.
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