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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), although considered a
childhood-onset neurodevelopmental condition, is nevertheless a frequent and
disabling condition in adults.
A proportion of such patients are not diagnosed
during childhood or adolescence, as diagnosis of the syndrome is rather complex,
especially when other psychiatric, neurological or other neurodevelopmental
conditions are also associated, yet comorbidities and consequences of ADHD are
frequently observed in adults and older populations. As ADHD patients present to
memory clinics with attentional and executive disorders, neuropsychological
examinations of undiagnosed ADHD patients may reveal atypical cognitive profiles
that can complicate the usual diagnostic procedure and increase the risk of
delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis. Thus, explorations of cognitive and/or
behavioral disorders in adult populations should systematically screen for this
neurodevelopmental condition. Accurate diagnosis could lead to non-pharmaceutical
and/or pharmaceutical treatments to improve symptoms and quality of life for
adult ADHD patients.
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