Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in pediatric practice

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most widespread forms of neurodevelopmental disorders. Modern clinical criteria for the ADHD diagnosis, issues of differential diagnosis in the pediatric practitioner’s routine (with asthenic syndrome in somatic diseases, primary sleep disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome, thyroid diseases) are described in the Article. The data of recent studies on the ADHD pathogenesis mechanisms are discussed as well. ADHD requires comprehensive treatment approach. The results of a multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial on the efficiency and safety of the new domestically produced medication, “Prospecta,” in the treatment of ADHD in children are presented.