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Inattention

MedGen UID:
602880
Concept ID:
C0424101
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Inattentive
SNOMED CT: General inattentiveness (22058002); Inattention (22058002)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mechler K, Banaschewski T, Hohmann S, Häge A
Pharmacol Ther 2022 Feb;230:107940. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2021.107940. PMID: 34174276
Weibel S, Menard O, Ionita A, Boumendjel M, Cabelguen C, Kraemer C, Micoulaud-Franchi JA, Bioulac S, Perroud N, Sauvaget A, Carton L, Gachet M, Lopez R
Encephale 2020 Feb;46(1):30-40. Epub 2019 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2019.06.005. PMID: 31610922
Felt BT, Biermann B, Christner JG, Kochhar P, Harrison RV
Am Fam Physician 2014 Oct 1;90(7):456-64. PMID: 25369623

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Leffa DT, Grevet EH, Bau CHD, Schneider M, Ferrazza CP, da Silva RF, Miranda MS, Picon F, Teche SP, Sanches P, Pereira D, Rubia K, Brunoni AR, Camprodon JA, Caumo W, Rohde LA
JAMA Psychiatry 2022 Sep 1;79(9):847-856. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2055. PMID: 35921102Free PMC Article
Rodrigues R, Lai MC, Beswick A, Gorman DA, Anagnostou E, Szatmari P, Anderson KK, Ameis SH
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2021 Jun;62(6):680-700. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13305. PMID: 32845025
Tamana SK, Ezeugwu V, Chikuma J, Lefebvre DL, Azad MB, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Turvey SE, Sears MR, Dick BD, Carson V, Rasmussen C; CHILD study Investigators, Pei J, Mandhane PJ
PLoS One 2019;14(4):e0213995. Epub 2019 Apr 17 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213995. PMID: 30995220Free PMC Article
Van Doren J, Arns M, Heinrich H, Vollebregt MA, Strehl U, K Loo S
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019 Mar;28(3):293-305. Epub 2018 Feb 14 doi: 10.1007/s00787-018-1121-4. PMID: 29445867Free PMC Article
O'Neill S, Rajendran K, Mahbubani SM, Halperin JM
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2017 Oct 30;19(12):95. doi: 10.1007/s11920-017-0853-z. PMID: 29082443Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

LaHue SC, Douglas VC
Neurol Clin 2022 Feb;40(1):45-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.08.004. PMID: 34798974Free PMC Article
Li X, Vanderloo LM, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Cost KT, Charach A, Maguire JL, Monga S, Crosbie J, Burton C, Anagnostou E, Georgiades S, Nicolson R, Kelley E, Ayub M, Korczak DJ, Birken CS
JAMA Netw Open 2021 Dec 1;4(12):e2140875. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.40875. PMID: 34962557Free PMC Article
Antshel KM, Barkley R
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;174:37-45. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64148-9.00003-X. PMID: 32977893
Katherine M
Semin Pediatr Neurol 2018 Apr;25:19-24. Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2017.12.004. PMID: 29735112
O'Neill S, Rajendran K, Mahbubani SM, Halperin JM
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2017 Oct 30;19(12):95. doi: 10.1007/s11920-017-0853-z. PMID: 29082443Free PMC Article

Therapy

Price MZ, Price RL
CNS Drugs 2023 Jul;37(7):655-660. Epub 2023 Jul 10 doi: 10.1007/s40263-023-01023-6. PMID: 37430151Free PMC Article
Hazelton C, Thomson K, Todhunter-Brown A, Campbell P, Chung CS, Dorris L, Gillespie DC, Hunter SM, McGill K, Nicolson DJ, Williams LJ, Brady MC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Nov 3;11(11):CD007039. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007039.pub3. PMID: 36326118Free PMC Article
Blasco-Fontecilla H, Moyano-Ramírez E, Méndez-González O, Rodrigo-Yanguas M, Martin-Moratinos M, Bella-Fernández M
Nutrients 2022 Sep 28;14(19) doi: 10.3390/nu14194046. PMID: 36235697Free PMC Article
Lopez PL, Torrente FM, Ciapponi A, Lischinsky AG, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Rojas JI, Romano M, Manes FF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Mar 23;3(3):CD010840. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010840.pub2. PMID: 29566425Free PMC Article
Cooper RE, Williams E, Seegobin S, Tye C, Kuntsi J, Asherson P
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2017 Aug;27(8):795-808. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.05.005. PMID: 28576350

Prognosis

Fong TG, Inouye SK
Nat Rev Neurol 2022 Oct;18(10):579-596. Epub 2022 Aug 26 doi: 10.1038/s41582-022-00698-7. PMID: 36028563Free PMC Article
O'Neill S, Rajendran K, Mahbubani SM, Halperin JM
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2017 Oct 30;19(12):95. doi: 10.1007/s11920-017-0853-z. PMID: 29082443Free PMC Article
Cooper RE, Williams E, Seegobin S, Tye C, Kuntsi J, Asherson P
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2017 Aug;27(8):795-808. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.05.005. PMID: 28576350
Klingberg T, Fernell E, Olesen PJ, Johnson M, Gustafsson P, Dahlström K, Gillberg CG, Forssberg H, Westerberg H
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2005 Feb;44(2):177-86. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200502000-00010. PMID: 15689731
Goodman R
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2001 Nov;40(11):1337-45. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200111000-00015. PMID: 11699809

Clinical prediction guides

Lin PC, Long CY, Ko CH, Yen JY
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2024 Sep;33(9):1267-1275. Epub 2024 Jun 5 doi: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0907. PMID: 38836765
Zdorovtsova N, Jones J, Akarca D, Benhamou E, The Calm Team, Astle DE
Cortex 2023 Jul;164:90-111. Epub 2023 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2023.04.001. PMID: 37207412
Askeland RB, Hannigan LJ, Ask H, Ayorech Z, Tesli M, Corfield E, Magnus P, Njølstad PR, Andreassen OA, Davey Smith G, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Havdahl A
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2022 Jul;63(7):810-819. Epub 2021 Oct 4 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13528. PMID: 34605010
Mowlem FD, Rosenqvist MA, Martin J, Lichtenstein P, Asherson P, Larsson H
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019 Apr;28(4):481-489. Epub 2018 Aug 10 doi: 10.1007/s00787-018-1211-3. PMID: 30097723Free PMC Article
Simpson D, Perry CM
Paediatr Drugs 2003;5(6):407-15; discussion 416-7. doi: 10.2165/00128072-200305060-00005. PMID: 12765489

Recent systematic reviews

Helboe KS, Eddelien HS, Kruuse C
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2023 Jun;229:107749. Epub 2023 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107749. PMID: 37163931
Zhu F, Zhu X, Bi X, Kuang D, Liu B, Zhou J, Yang Y, Ren Y
Front Public Health 2023;11:1133727. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1133727. PMID: 37033046Free PMC Article
Hazelton C, Thomson K, Todhunter-Brown A, Campbell P, Chung CS, Dorris L, Gillespie DC, Hunter SM, McGill K, Nicolson DJ, Williams LJ, Brady MC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Nov 3;11(11):CD007039. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007039.pub3. PMID: 36326118Free PMC Article
Stiglic N, Viner RM
BMJ Open 2019 Jan 3;9(1):e023191. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023191. PMID: 30606703Free PMC Article
Sayal K, Prasad V, Daley D, Ford T, Coghill D
Lancet Psychiatry 2018 Feb;5(2):175-186. Epub 2017 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30167-0. PMID: 29033005

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