The Association between Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Eugene Merzon Eli Magen Shai Ashkenazi Abraham WeizmanIris ManorBeth Krone Ilan GreenAvivit Golan-CohenShlomo VinkerStephen V FaraoneAriel Israel

Published in: Nutrients (2023)

G6PD deficiency signals an increased risk of ADHD diagnosis, more severe presentations of ADHD and a greater need for psychiatric medications to treat ADHD.

Keyphrases

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
autism spectrum disorder
working memory
replacement therapy
early onset
blood glucose
type diabetes
insulin resistance