Inattentive Behavior Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Alzheimer Disease

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF), a key regulator of varied physiological mechanisms in multiple organ systems, is an immune signalling molecule produced by glia, neurons, macrophages and other immune cells. In the brain, among other functions, TNF serves as a gliotransmitter, secreted by glial cells that envelope and[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Some children with ADHD exhibit mostly inattentive behaviors and others predominantly hyperactive and impulsive. [childmind.org]

[…] kids adaptive behavior skills and reduce off-task and inattentive behaviors. [verywellmind.com]

ADHD and working memory: the impact of central executive deficits and exceeding storage/rehearsal capacity on observed inattentive behavior. J. Abnorm. [doi.org]

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Narcolepsy

Paradoxically, preschool and young children may show inattentiveness, emotional lability, and hyperactive behavior. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Excessive daytime sleepiness presenting as chronic drowsiness or irritability could be stigmatized as laziness or misinterpreted as behavior or inattention disorder. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This intense and persistent sleepiness often leads to inattention and drowsiness. [healthysleep.med.harvard.edu]

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Attention Deficit Disorder

The inattentive behaviors often become noticeable only when a child enters school. [childmind.org]

Some children with ADHD exhibit mostly inattentive behaviors and others predominantly hyperactive and impulsive. [childmind.org]

[…] kids adaptive behavior skills and reduce off-task and inattentive behaviors. [verywellmind.com]

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Anemia

The only other study reporting behavior ( Cantwell 1974 ) reported that anemic children were inattentive and hyperactive but gave no details. [web.archive.org]

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Alcohol Abuse

Signs of alcohol abuse include: Loss of control over amount consumed once they begin drinking Regular inattention to family and professional obligations Dangerous behaviors [timberlineknolls.com]

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Hypoglycemia

[…] changes Lack of coordination Inattention and confusion Seizures Loss of consciousness What causes low blood sugars? [dtc.ucsf.edu]

[…] blood sugar: Shaking, sweating, rapid heartbeat Change in vision Hunger Headache Sudden moodiness Severe symptoms of low blood sugar requiring immediate medical attention: Behavior [dtc.ucsf.edu]

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Substance Abuse Problems

Cía (33) highlights the automatism by which these behaviors lead to uncontrollable use, in addition to feelings of intense desire or irresistible need, loss of control, inattention [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] to usual activities, the focalization of interests on the behavior or activity of interest, the persistence of the behavior despite its negative effects, and the irritability [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Oral Candidiasis

“Foggyness” Inattention Hyperactivity Anger, aggression Increased self-stimulatory behavior High-pitched squealing Increased sensory defensiveness Climbing/jumping off things [tacanow.org]

Yeast overgrowth manifests itself in two forms – behavior and physical. [tacanow.org]

Behavioral signs Headaches Inappropriate laughter Sleep disturbances Unexplained intermittent crying episodes Belly aches Constipation Bed wetting Gas pains Fatigue Depression [tacanow.org]

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Pregnancy

Burgess, EFA supplementation in children with inattention, hyperactivity, and other disruptive behaviors, Lipids, 38, 10, (1007-1021), (2003). [doi.org]

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Chronic Alcoholism

Signs of alcohol abuse include: Loss of control over amount consumed once they begin drinking Regular inattention to family and professional obligations Dangerous behaviors [timberlineknolls.com]

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Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Insufficiency

The inattentive behaviors often become noticeable only when a child enters school. [childmind.org]

ADHD includes 3 groups of behavior symptoms: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. [healthychildren.org]

Symptoms The primary features of ADHD include inattention and hyperactive-impulsive behavior. [mayoclinic.org]

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Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

The inattentive behaviors often become noticeable only when a child enters school. [childmind.org]

ADHD and working memory: the impact of central executive deficits and exceeding storage/rehearsal capacity on observed inattentive behavior. J. Abnorm. [doi.org]

[…] hypopnea syndrome play in the clinical presentation of symptoms of inattention and behavioral dysregulation. [oadoi.org]

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Delirium

Mental disorders, unlike delirium, almost never cause inattention or fluctuating consciousness, and onset of mental disorders is nearly always subacute. [merckmanuals.com]

Sundowning (behavioral deterioration during evening hours), which is common among institutionalized patients with dementia, may be difficult to differentiate; newly symptomatic [merckmanuals.com]

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Otitis Media

behavior until age 15 years. 76 The largest effects were observed for defects in reading ability between 11 and 18 years. [doi.org]

[…] aggressiveness. 75 In a large cohort study, for example, OME severity from age 5 to 9 years correlated with a lower intelligence quotient to age 13 years and with hyperactive and inattentive [doi.org]

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Anxiety Disorder

Family factors appear to play an important role, especially from some mothers who overprotect their children, model anxious behavior, and prevent exposure to stressful situations [nasponline.org]

Effects on School Performance Highly anxious children tend to struggle with various demands of school and to be inattentive, perfectionistic, forgetful, or unwilling to participate [nasponline.org]

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea

As demonstrated in one study, 5 a large percentage of children with hyperactivity or inattentive behaviors had underlying sleep-disordered breathing. [aafp.org]

Behavior and learning: Children with SDB may become moody, inattentive, and disruptive both at home and at school. [bmc.org]

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Growth Failure

[…] changes: e.g., apathy, anxiety, inattentiveness, aggression Also see child abuse. [amboss.com]

Anorexia nervosa, depression Signs of neglect: poor growth or weight gain, poor hygiene, poor record of school attendance and medical care, abnormal parent–child interaction Behavioral [amboss.com]

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Adenocarcinoma of the Breast

Symptoms The primary features of ADHD include inattention and hyperactive-impulsive behavior. [mayoclinic.org]

A person with ADHD will show varying degrees of these three behaviors: inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. 2 What causes ADHD? [psycom.net]

That is, the child’s behavior is significantly more inattentive or hyperactive than that of his or her peers of a similar age. [psychcentral.com]

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Sleep Apnea

Signs of airway obstruction during sleep and behavioral, developmental, and academic problems. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

Impact of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on child behavior. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 ; 126 : 494 – 498 Gozal D. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

Symptoms of sleep disorders, inattention, and hyperactivity in children. Sleep. 1997 ; 20 : 1185 – 1192 Goldstein NA, Post C, Rosenfeld RM, Campbell TF. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

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Transient Ischemic Attack

[…] dysfunction (right hemisphere): inattention to surrounding environment, particularly to one side; if severe, patient may deny deficits or even his or her own body parts The [aafp.org]

[…] lift or move a body part or objects Sensory dysfunction: contralateral increased or decreased sensation to pain, heat, or cold Tingling (paresthesias), numbness, or pain Behavior [aafp.org]

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Alcohol Dementia

Psychiatric disorders that are commonly diagnosed in infancy, childhood and adolescence are included, such as disruptive behavior, inattention and academic skills disorder [aafp.org]

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

The SDQ comprises five 5-item subscales (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity inattention, peer relationships problems, and prosocial behavior). [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

The SDQ is a behavioral screening questionnaire designed to assess 25 attributes in children up to 16 years old. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

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Late-onset Depression

ADHD, with its telltale traits, including inattentiveness, a need for constant movement and rash, impulsive, sometimes scattered behavior, used to be considered an illness [wbur.org]

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

(attention-deficit/hyperactivity inattentive and hyperactive and oppositional disorders). [doi.org]

Concurrent criterion validity show good agreement between the instrument and DSM-based Child Behavior Checklist scales when the DSM-based scales were matched well to the disorder [doi.org]

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Dementia

Mental disorders, unlike delirium, almost never cause inattention or fluctuating consciousness, and onset of mental disorders is nearly always subacute. [merckmanuals.com]

Inattention, poor concentration, loss of interest in the outside world Abnormal moods ( anxiety, depression ) What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Late or Severe Dementia? [emedicinehealth.com]

Sundowning (behavioral deterioration during evening hours), which is common among institutionalized patients with dementia, may be difficult to differentiate; newly symptomatic [merckmanuals.com]

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Klinefelter Syndrome

Rates of the ADHD-Inattentive subtype were significantly higher in XXY and XXX compared with XYY and XXYY ( p .05). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

As cognitive abilities can affect ADHD behaviors, and because there were significant differences in cognitive scores among the SCA subgroups, we wanted to determine whether [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Aerophagy

Symptoms The primary features of ADHD include inattention and hyperactive-impulsive behavior. [mayoclinic.org]

A person with ADHD will show varying degrees of these three behaviors: inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. 2 What causes ADHD? [psycom.net]

That is, the child’s behavior is significantly more inattentive or hyperactive than that of his or her peers of a similar age. [psychcentral.com]

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Children engaged in the compulsively driven behaviors often have a very high level of energy and activity. [web.archive.org]

Among the more common features appearing in conjunction with tics are: impulsivity, inattention, hyperactivity and restlessness associated with ADHD; the behaviors and obsessive [web.archive.org]

According to the DSM-IV criteria for ADHD, most children with OCD are inattentive and often hyperactive and/or impulsive. [web.archive.org]

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Mental Disorder

19 Individuals who have ADHD may display predominantly hyperactive/impulsive behavior, predominately inattentive behavior, or a combination of both. [web.archive.org]

The three predominant symptoms of ADHD are impaired ability to regulate activity level (hyperactivity), to attend to tasks (inattention), and to inhibit behavior (impulsivity [web.archive.org]

[…] expressions, and inattention to basic self-care needs such as bathing and eating. 5 However, the presence of either one of the first two symptoms is sufficient to diagnose [web.archive.org]

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