Asymmetric tonic neck reflex and symptoms of attention deficit
and hyperactivity disorder in children

J 2013

Asymmetric tonic neck reflex and symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children

KONICAROVÁ, Jana and Petr BOB

Basic information

Original name

Asymmetric tonic neck reflex and symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children

Authors

KONICAROVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Petr BOB (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

International Journal of Neuroscience, London, Informa Healthcare, 2013, 0020-7454

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.528

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14740/13:00072796

Organization unit

Central European Institute of Technology

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00207454.2013.801471

UT WoS

000326431600004

Keywords in English

ADHD; asymmetric tonic neck reflex; developmental disorders; primitive reflex

Abstract

V originále

One of the particularly important postnatal developmental reflexes that diminish in later stages of development is asymmetric tonic neck reflex (ATNR), which belongs among the so-called primitive reflexes. According to current evidence, certain later developed functions during ontogenesis of the central nervous system tend to replace the primitive reflexes, and their persistence is related to certain specific neuropsychiatric or neurological disorders. According to current knowledge, there is no evidence to which extent persistence of these reflexes may play a role in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). With respect to these findings, we have tested a hypothesis to which extent persisting primitive reflex ATNR in 60 children in the school age (8-11 years) will be related to symptoms of ADHD and compared the results with 30 children of the same age. Results of this study show that ADHD symptoms are closely linked to persisting ATNR, which indicates that ADHD symptoms may present a compensation of unfinished developmental stages related to diminishing ATNR.

Links

ED1.1.00/02.0068, research and development project

Name: CEITEC - central european institute of technology

Citovat

KONICAROVÁ, Jana and Petr BOB. Asymmetric tonic neck reflex and symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children. International Journal of Neuroscience. London: Informa Healthcare, 2013, vol. 123, No 11, p. 766-769. ISSN 0020-7454. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00207454.2013.801471.

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KONICAROVÁ, Jana and Petr BOB. Asymmetric tonic neck reflex and symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children. \textit{International Journal of Neuroscience}. London: Informa Healthcare, 2013, vol.~123, No~11, p.~766-769. ISSN~0020-7454. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00207454.2013.801471.

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