Comparing brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels, intelligence, and memory in clinical subtypes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Conclusion: Plasma BDNF is higher in ADHD patients than in normal controls. Its levels could be positively correlated to anxious/shy, psychosomatic, sociocognitive impairment, and inattentive scores, and negatively correlated with hyperactive/impulsive, perfectionism, emotional liability, and oppositional scores.
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research