title: [Etiology of ADHD/hyperkinetic disorder--a review].
abstract: Hyperkinetic disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental syndrome that affects approximately 7% of children and can sustain into adulthood. In this review current research on the etiology of the syndrome is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psyciatry, Iceland University Hospital, Dalbraut 3, 104 Reykjavik, Iceland. margval@lsh.is
authors.forename: Margrét
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valdimarsdóttir
authors.forename: Agnes Huld
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hrafnsdóttir
authors.forename: Páll
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magnússon
authors.forename: Olafur O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Guethmundsson
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors