Memory Problems In Children
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October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Lack of Exercise = Lack of Sleep
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...afternoon of peace with a night of sleeplessness for the children and, probably, for you. A new... Read more »
Healthy Forgetting Vs. Early Memory Problems: There Is a Difference
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert...This story mentions a person with two 4 ½ year-old children. Where did the time go? I sometimes... Read more »
Report: No Time for Sleep
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...hours of sleep for adults and this increases for children. Many people fall far below this... Read more »
If it's not MS what else could it be?
By Merely Me , Health Expert...senior researcher at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and lead author of the study. ‘Much... Read more »
Blogging to Help You, and Me
By Leah , Health Expert...blog. Some more about me: I am the fifth of six children. The only diseases I was exposed to... Read more »
Health Guide
10 Medical Conditions That Share Symptoms with ADD/ADHD
...those symptoms similar to ADHD are listed. If you have any questions or concerns that you, or your child, may have any of these conditions, you should speak with your doctor.Autism/Aspergers... Read more »ADHD: The Basics
...argue the condition is over-diagnosed. Others say it's underdiagnosed. (See Difficulties in Identifying Children with ADHD later in this article.) One-third of cases are accompanied by learning... Read more »Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Symptoms
...The rash, known as erythema migrans, usually first appears on the thigh, buttock, or trunk in older children and adults, and on the head or neck in young children.The bull's eye rash, which is... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Risk Factors
In the U.S., the number of diagnosed cases of ADHD in children increased from 1990 to 1996, from nearly 950,000 to over 2.4 million. As of 2004, about 4.5 million children between the... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Prognosis
...appear to increase the suicide risk in patients with bipolar disorder.)Many pre- and early adolescent children with bipolar disorder are more severely ill than are adults with the disease.... Read more »Images
Brain and nervous system... Read more »
Medications
...medical condition and response to therapy. In children, dosage may also be based on body... Read more »
...medical condition and response to therapy. In children, dosage may also be based on body... Read more »
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Short-term memory varies daily in ADHD patients
April 09, 2009Short-term memory--the type we use in order to stay focused on a task--appears to fluctuate more in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity... Read summary »
Demanding Job, Less Memory Decline
October 30, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Think hard and it may protect your brain from Alzheimer's disease. A new study finds those with more education and more... Read summary »
Language Skills may Delay Alzheimer's
July 15, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire). ? People who have superior language skills early in life may be less likely to develop the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease as... Read summary »
Children Newly Diagnosed With Epilepsy at Risk for Cognitive Problems
August 24, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may develop problems with language, memory, learning and... Read summary »
Mid-Life Diabetes Linked to Alzheimers
May 01, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A long-term study from Sweden shows men who develop diabetes in mid-life have a significantly higher chance of getting... Read summary »
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