Research Explores Link between ADHD and LBD

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Research Explores Link between ADHD and LBD

January 24, 2011

A recently published research paper by the European Journal of Neurology

indicates that the presence of adult ADHD symptoms poses a 3-fold risk of

developing dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), but the LBDA Scientific Advisory

Council has expressed concern that the conclusions drawn are premature. A

possible association between ADHD and LBD has not been studied previously, and

as the authors state, more research is needed to investigate this matter

further. Until other investigators report similar findings, readers are advised

by LBDA to not make any assumptions about ADHD being a risk factor for later

development of Lewy body dementias.

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