Owing to minor neurological deficits and difficulties with complex motor tasks, he was diagnosed with minimal brain dysfunction at age 4. At the age of 6, he was diagnosed with hyperkinetic disorder and treated with methylphenidate.
In the 1940s, a variety of brain disorders were labelled "minimal brain dysfunction", which was refined to "immaturity" of attention and impulse control in the 1950s.
Having moved to Scotland, it took years of tortuous consultations to get an equally unsatisfactory diagnosis for Annie: minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) occurring in pregnancy.
In that way, Mr. Redding said, research on brain dysfunction, especially damage to the frontal lobe, "is actually having an effect on real-life cases".
Formerly known as "hyperkinetic impulse disorder", "minimal brain dysfunction", and attention deficit disorder, the American Psychiatric Association finally settled on ADHD in 1987.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes brain dysfunction in many patients.
Strong systemic inflammatory responses can induce acute brain dysfunction.
A slight interictal brain dysfunction is probably present between attacks.
Earlier in the month, Washington, DC-based eHealthVentures announced that it had invested in Tel Aviv-based Intendu, a platform that treats people with brain dysfunction.
Brain dysfunction affecting intrinsic connectivity in migraine, possibly reflecting the impact of long lasting and constant pain on brain function.
