Etiology Of ADHD: Perinatal Hypoxic Encephalopathy

Abstract

Recent evidence pointing to a disturbance of function of the striatum in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is reviwed from the Department of Pediatric Neurology, The John F Kennedy Institute Glostrup, Denmark.

Keywords

• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
• heterogeneous disorder