Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Prenatal exposure to oxygen deprivation may raise ADHD risk

From CNN/The Chart blog (12/10):

Health records of almost 82,000 5- to 11-year-olds showed that
those who were exposed to ischemic-hypoxic conditions while in the womb had a 16%

higher risk of having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder later in childhood. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome carried the highest risk for ADHD, followed by preeclampsia and birth asphyxia, according to the study in the journal Pediatrics.

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/10/oxygen-deprivation-in-utero-linked-to-adhd/

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