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Authors

Chutko Leonid Semenovich, Institute of Human Brain, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia) 

Abstract

The paper studies the basic clinical and psychophysiological symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (F90.0) in adults. The authors have surveyed 30 patients aged 18 to 30 years with this condition. The results showed that the most common form of ADHD in adults is that dominated by attention deficiency (50 % of patients); less common are the combined (38.3 %) type and that with prevailing hyperactivity (11.7 %). In addition, adult patients with ADHD have a high level of anxiety and asthenic disorders. 88.3 % of the surveyed patients have often had headaches, tension headaches being typical 64.7 % of the group. Manifestations of autonomic nervous system dysfunction were found in 33 patients (97.1 %).

Keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, adult patients, clinical and physiological manifestations.

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