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Abstract #2348

Diffusion Abnormalities in Young Drug Naive ADHD Children

Manzar Ashtari1, Carolyn Mcilree2, Melissa Naraine3, Laura Cyckowski, Ruth Milanaik3, Li Kan3, Jeffrey Newcorn4, Josephine Elia1, Andrew Adesman3

1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States; 2University of Vermont Medical School; 3North Shore LIJ Health Systems; 4Mount Sinai School of Medicine


This study is relevant to public health by further developing the science base regarding the white matter abnormalities underlying childhood ADHD as well as providing new insights into relationship between dopamine dysfunction and white matter development in ADHD children.