ADHD as Sequel to Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2016 Feb;30(2):15. doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-30-2-6.

Abstract

Investigators from Ruth Children's Hospital, Haifa, and Schneider Medical Center, Petah Tikuah, Israel, evaluated the long-term motor and neurocognitive outcome of 43 children hospitalized during 2002-2012 with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), and identified prognostic risk factors.

Keywords: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Behavioral Problems; Learning Disabilities.