Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder without the Hyperactivity (ADD) is a condition of the brain that makes it difficult for children to control their behavior in school and social settings. This condition is also called by various names: hyperactivity, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage and hyperkinetic syndrome. In 1968 the name was changed to hyperkinectic, meaning wildly fast-paced or excited, reaction of childhood. The focus was on Hyperactive children who had …
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…Vaituzis, Yolanda Vauss, Debra Kaysen, Amy Krain, Gail Ritchie, and Jagath Rajapakse. Also participating were: Daniel Dickstein, Brown, U.; Stacey Sarfatti, U. Of Pennsylvania; John Snell, Ph.D., U. Of Virginia; and Nicholas Lange, Ph.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. National Institutes of Health A child should undergo complete evaluation to ensure an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment. A child should undergo complete evaluation to ensure an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment.