Attention problems in @entity1 with XXXX . How is the long-term outcome?

@entity1 @entity410 @entity304 @entity71 @entity23 @entity854 @entity2915 @entity302 @entity3762
INTRODUCTION: @entity71 ( @entity71 ) is one of the most common childhood disorders and frequently seen in other conditions like @entity302 as well. The prevalence of @entity71 in the general paediatric population is estimated at 3-6% persisting into adulthood in up to one third of @entity1 affected. The prevalence of @entity71 in @entity302 is understood to be significantly higher. Approximately one third of @entity1 with @entity302 do also have a diagnosis of @entity71 . How these attention problems develop over the years is however not clear. We therefore evaluated the severity of attention problems in @entity1 with @entity302 at late childhood and assessed it again in adolescence. Data was being compared with attention problems of @entity1 with developmental @entity71 . METHOD: 16 @entity1 with diagnosed combined @entity3762 / @entity71 and 14 @entity1 with developmental @entity71 were investigated twice; at a mean age of 10.94 (SD  =  1.63) and then again at a mean age of 15.82 (SD  =  2.0). At the baseline examination all @entity1 completed Raven's Progressive Matrices to assess intelligence. To measure symptom severity of @entity71 , parents were asked to complete the short version of the Conner's Rating Scale for Parents at both times. Parents of @entity1 with combined @entity302 / @entity71 furthermore gave information about @entity410 frequency and intake of anticonvulsants. RESULTS: @entity1 groups did not significantly differ in age and IQ. Results of the baseline examination revealed elevated scores in both @entity1 groups for the Conner's Rating Scales; @entity71 group: M  =  16.86 (SD  =  5.35); @entity302 / @entity71 group: M  =  14.77 (SD  =  4.76) but no differences between the groups (p  =  .29; z  =  .39). Qualitatively, @entity1 with developmental @entity71 showed @entity854 in the area of @entity2915 / @entity23 while @entity1 with @entity302 / @entity71 had more problems with inattention. Results of the follow-up examination showed a significant @entity304 in the @entity71 group of minus 4.23 points; M  =  12.63 (SD  =  3.89) (p  =  .02); The reduction in the @entity302 / @entity71 group was even bigger with minus 6.77 points; M  =  8.00 (SD  =  6.46) (p  =  .03). However, difference between the two groups reached no significance (p  =  .079; z  =  1.19). None of the @entity1 with @entity302 has had @entity410 in the meantime. CONCLUSION: We found a significant reduction of @entity71 symptoms in our @entity1 from the time of late childhood to adolescence. That symptoms of @entity71 , especially @entity2915 , lessen with age is known from the literature (Biedermann et  al., 2010). We found the same data for @entity1 with @entity3762 and @entity71 . Over the same period of time problems of attention improved substantially. We conclude that development and brain maturation may have a similar positive effect on attention problems in @entity1 with @entity302 than in developmental @entity71 .
