Association of corticosteroid use and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in asthmatic children varies by age.

Luyu XieAndrew GelfandM Sunil MathewFolefac D AtemGeorge L Delclos Sarah E Messiah

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2022)

In this retrospective analysis, we found inhaled corticosteroids were positively associated with ADHD in younger children with moderate to severe asthma, but not in older children.

Keyphrases

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
young adults
autism spectrum disorder
working memory
cystic fibrosis
air pollution