Is Asthma a Cause of Attention Deficiency andHyperactivity Disorder in Childhood?

Abstract

Abstract

Asthma is one of the most common and chronic diseases of childhood. The main symptoms of asthma are recurrent cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and a feeling of tightness in the chest. Recently, it has been suggested that asthma may be arisk factor for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as physicaland emotional disturbances, school absenteeism and game play. Attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common chronic health conditions affecting children in school age and the most common neurobehavioral disor-ders beginning in childhood. Both the nature of asthma and its application to drugtherapy may increase the finding of ADHD in asthmatic children, especially in termsof lack of attention. For this reason, carelessness of asthmatics for ADHD should beassessed and appropriate support should be provided in selected cases.

Keywords

• Asthma,attention deficit,child,hyperactivity disorder

Çocukluk Çağında Astım, Dikkat Eksikliği ve Hiperaktivite Bozukluğu Nedeni midir?

Öz

Öz

Astım, çocukluk çağının en sık ve yaygın kronik hastalıklarından biridir. Astımınana semptomları arasında tekrarlayan öksürük, hırıltılı solunum, nefes darlığı ve göğüste sıkışma hissi yer alır. Son zamanlarda, astımın fiziksel ve duygusal rahatsızlıklar, okul devamsızlığı ve oyun engellerinin yanı sıra dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğu (DEHB) için bir risk faktörü olabileceği öne sürülmektedir. Dikkat eksikliği/hiperaktivite bozukluğu (DEHB) çocukluk çağı başlangıçlı en yaygın nörodavranış bozukluğu ve okul çağındaki çocukları etkileyen en yaygın kronik sağlık durumlarından biridir. Hem astımın doğası hem de ilaç tedavisine yönelik uygulamalar, astımlı çocuklarda özellikle dikkat eksikliği yönünde DEHB bulgularını art-tırmaktadır. Bu nedenle, DEHB için astmatik olanların dikkatsizliği değerlendirilmeli ve seçilmiş vakalarda uygun destek sağlanmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Astım,çocuk,dikkat eksikliği,hiperaktivite bozukluğu

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