Özgür Öner|P?nar Öner|Özlem Hekim Bozkurt|Elif Odaba?|Nilüfer Keser|Hasan Karada?|Murat K?z?lgün
Effects of Zinc and Ferritin Levels on Parent and Teacher Reported Symptom Scores in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Dr Sami Ulus Çocuk Sa?l??? ve Hastal?klar? E?itim ve Ara?t?rma Hastanesi|Dr Sami Ulus Çocuk Sa?l??? ve Hastal?klar? E?itim ve Ara?t?rma Hastanesi|D??kap? Y?ld?r?m Beyaz?t E?itim ve Ara?t?rma Hastanesi|D??kap? Y?ld?r?m Beyaz?t E?itim ve Ara?t?rma Hastanesi
suggested low iron zinc levels might associated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhd symptoms however association zinc iron levels adhd symptoms investigated time single sample118 subjects adhd age 714 years mean 98 median 10 included study relationship age gender ferritin zinc hemoglobin mean corpuscular volume reticulosite distribution width behavioral symptoms children adolescents adhd investigated multiple linear regression analysisresults showed subjects lower zinc level higher conners parent rating scale cprs total conduct problems anxiety scores indicating severe problems cprs hyperactivity score associated zinc ferritin levels conners teacher rating scale ctrs scores significantly associated zinc ferritin levelsresults indicated low zinc ferritin levels associated higher hyperactivity symptoms zinc level also associated anxiety conduct problems since zinc iron associated dopamine metabolism speculated low zinc iron levels might associated significant impairment dopaminergic transmission subjects adhd