New Treatments Hyperactivity Teenagers.
A newer MRI methodology can feel low iron levels in the brains of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The practice could help doctors and parents make better informed decisions about medication, a new study says. Psychostimulant drugs hand-me-down to treat ADHD affect levels of the brain chemical dopamine. Because iron is required to answer dopamine, using MRI to assess iron levels in the leader may provide a noninvasive, indirect measure of the chemical, explained study author Vitria Adisetiyo, a postdoctoral investigate fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina.
If these findings are confirmed in larger studies, this skill might help improve ADHD diagnosis and treatment, according to Adisetiyo. The route might allow researchers to measure dopamine levels without injecting the patient with a substance that enhances imaging. ADHD symptoms subsume hyperactivity and difficulty staying focused, paying attention and controlling behavior.