THE VARIOUS ETIOLOGIES OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER IN CHILDREN

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593602316085

• Palavras-chave: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Etiology; Pediatrics.

• Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Etiology; Pediatrics.

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common neuropsychiatric disorder of childhood and there is no single etiology established for it. Objective: To describe the factors already established as etiology for ADHD, such as genetic and environmental factors. Result: Some environmental and genetic conditions have been implicated in changes in brain development, culminating in the onset of ADHD, such as hypertension during pregnancy (toxemia), complicated labor, smoking and alcoholism during pregnancy, and genetic mutations. Conclusion: Greater surveillance of children exposed to these etypogenic factors is needed to allow for early interventions that may improve their neurodevelopmental outcome.