Does attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder increase the risk of minor blunt head trauma in children?
Murat PakyurekMohamed BadawyIrma T UgaldePaul IshiminePradip P ChaudhariKevan McCarten-GibbsOzra NobariNathan KuppermannJames F HolmesPublished in: Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc (2022)
Children with ADHD appear to be at increased risk of head trauma from certain mechanisms of injury including assaults, auto versus pedestrian, and bicycle crashes but are not at an increased risk for falls.