OVERVIEW A previous post explored some of the risk factors for prolonged symptoms following concussion. A risk factor is a thing (a variable) that increases the chances that another thing will happen (an outcome)....
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OVERVIEW Most patients with concussion recover rapidly. The average time to recovery is 7-10 days among adult patients.1 Recovery among children with concussion might take longer than recovery among adults. But some patients, both...
OVERVIEW The goal of this post is to describe medicine treatments for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). STIMULANT MEDICATION FOR ADHD Stimulant (also called “psychostimulant”) medicine is recommended as the first-line treatment for children (>5...
OVERVIEW This post will describe some of the basic approaches to non-medicine behavioral treatments for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The next post will discuss common medicine treatments for ADHD. DO BEHAVIORTAL TREATMENTS HELP? In...
OVERVIEW The previous two posts described how Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed. This post will discuss other clinical features of ADHD. PREVALENCE OF ADHD The prevalence of a disease is defined as the...
OVERVIEW The previous post described the specific symptoms that are needed for an Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. The goal of this post is to describe how healthcare providers establish an ADHD diagnosis. DIAGNOSING...