Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Co-Morbidity in Old Age
| Autor: | van Alphen Spj, L. H. Weusten, Sjacko Sobczak, Erlene Rosowsky, Heijnen-Kohl Smj, Hoff Ei |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030214 geriatrics business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Personality pathology Disease medicine.disease Executive functions Omics behavioral disciplines and activities Personality disorders 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine mental disorders Medicine Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Personality business Psychiatry 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Frontotemporal dementia media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research. |
| ISSN: | 2167-7182 |
| Popis: | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may persist into old age with prevalence rates up to 4.4%. We present a case report of an 80-year old man with ADHD complicated by personality pathology and a mild impairment in some executive functions. We illustrate that ADHD in older adults may be misdiagnosed for a neurodegenerative disease or personality disorder. To differentiate ADHD from neurodegenerative diseases or personality disorders, it is important to focus on the course of the problems by obtaining a complete history and a long term follow-up. |
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