Adult ADHD 'may lead to dementia'
Friday 21st January 2011
Individuals who exhibit symptoms of adult ADHD have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia in later life, according to new research.
The study, published in the European Journal of Neurology, found that sufferers of adult ADHD were three times as likely to develop dementia with Lewy bodies.
Lead researcher, Angel Golimstok of Hospital Italiano Buenos Aires, told WebMD that this brings into light the question of whether ADHD medication could prevent neurodegenerative diseases.
"Our hypothesis is that ADHD could be the clinical result of the first step in these pathway disorders, and after a long time, this problem degenerates to a more severe pathology with structural changes in the brain, as Lewy Body Dementia is," he said.
This comes after two Alzheimer's studies identified protein fragment beta-amyloid as an early Alzheimer's detection biomarker.
If the conclusions of the studies are correct, Alzheimer's could one day be diagnosed long before death, whereas currently, a definitive diagnosis cannot be made until autopsy.
Written by Angela Newbury
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