Investigation into the plasma concentration of ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in Japanese attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder patients

Several studies report that patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a low plasma concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Since fish intake varies among countries and is high in Japan, those results may not apply to Japanese patients with ADHD. However, there...

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Published in:Journal of Neural Transmission 2018-09, Vol.125 (9), p.1395-1400
Main Authors: Yonezawa, Ken, Nonaka, Shunsuke, Iwakura, Yuka, Kusano, Yuka, Funamoto, Yuko, Kanchi, Nobukazu, Yamaguchi, Naohiro, Kusumoto, Yuko, Imamura, Akira, Ozawa, Hiroki
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Language:English
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Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurology
Neurosciences
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Preclinical Psychiatric Studies - Original Article
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Summary:Several studies report that patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a low plasma concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Since fish intake varies among countries and is high in Japan, those results may not apply to Japanese patients with ADHD. However, there is currently not enough evidence to support this. We compared the plasma PUFAs levels of patients with ADHD with the standard reference levels for healthy subjects, and examined the relationship between those PUFAs levels and the subject’s psychological evaluation. The subjects were 24 patients (age 
ISSN:0300-9564
1435-1463
DOI:10.1007/s00702-018-1895-z