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- Title
Attention deficit disorder and allergy: a neurochemical model of the relation between the illnesses.
- Authors
Marshall, Paul
- Abstract
Empirical studies suggest that allergies play an etiological role in a small subgroup of children who suffer from attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Research indicates that allergic reactions results in cholinergic hyperresponsiveness and beta-adrenergic hyporesponsiveness in the autonomic nervous system. Evidence is reviewed that similar imbalances in central nervous system cholinergic/adrenergic activity play a causal role in manic and depressive behaviors. It is hypothesized that allergic reactions engender cholinergic/adrenergic activity imbalances in the central nervous system, leading to poorly regulated arousal levels and ADHD behaviors in some children.
- Publication
Psychological bulletin, 1989, Vol 106, Issue 3, p434
- ISSN
0033-2909
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0033-2909.106.3.434