Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Inattentiveness The main signs of inattentiveness are: having a short attention span and being easily distracted making careless mistakes – for example, in schoolwork appearing[nhs.uk]
Short attention span for age, difficulty listening to others, difficulty attending to details, easily distracted, forgetfulness, poor study and organizational skills for age[bswhealth.com]
Dubowitz Syndrome
Behavioral characteristics may include hyperactivity with short attention span, impulsivity and shyness.[orpha.net]
Also described is a tendency to be hyperactive or to have a short attention span. Speech delay is also common, as is a high pitched or nasal-y voice.[dubowitzsyndrome.net]
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome
However, they displayed some specific behaviors: short attention span, motor stereotypies, poor coordination, and overweight.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
An adult female with congenital Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) and severe mental retardation is described, who presented with symptoms of severe over-activity, short attention[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The behavioral phenotype of children with RTS has been described as friendly and having good social contacts; however, a short attention span and hyperactivity are sometimes[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy 1
For: INADcure Foundation Fighting Infantile Neuroaxonal dystrophy The Story According to the NIH, Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy is a disorder that primarily affects the nervous system. Children with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy typically do not have any symptoms at birth, but between the ages of about 6 and[…][youcaring.com]
Angelman Syndrome
Seizures remain present in adult patients, but hyperactivity, short attention span and sleeping problems improve.[orpha.net]
Angelman syndrome combines severe mental retardation, epilepsy, ataxia, speech impairment, and unique behavior with happy demeanor, laughing, short attention span, hyperactivity[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Other signs that have been described include a happy demeanor, hyperactivity without aggression, short attention span, excitability and sleeping problems with decreased need[orpha.net]
Anemia
E. ( 1986 ) A randomized tial of oral iron on tests of short-term memory and attention span in young pregnant women. J. Adolesc. Health Care 7 : 44 -48.[web.archive.org]
In a trial with pregnant women, the treatment group improved significantly more than the placebo group in a test of short-term memory (digit span) and a test of attention[web.archive.org]
They were not different from nonanemic children in activity, reactivity, emotional tone, or attention span.[web.archive.org]
Exophoria
attention span.[symptoma.com]
A child with undiagnosed exophoria may be diagnosed with other conditions including: ADHD learning disabilities short attention span issues dyslexia Children with undiagnosed[healthline.com]
Other symptoms that are reported in patients suffering from exophoria are the frequent loss of place when reading, print moving on the page, difficulty concentrating and a short[symptoma.com]
Sleep Apnea
attention spans, emotional lability, and behavioral problems.[emedicine.com]
Childhood sleep apnea differs from adult obstructive sleep apnea in that adults with sleep apnea frequently present with hypersomnia, whereas children often demonstrate short[emedicine.com]
Alzheimer Disease
6 speed orientated (language fluency, number fluency, attention planning and praxis, short‐term memory, attention and concentration. 3 span orientated‐ short term visual[dx.doi.org]
Total score is 18‐126 (H Shader 1974 Syndrom Kurz Test SKT 0‐27 (severe impairment) Brief psychometric test battery for the assessment of memory and attention. 9 subtests,[dx.doi.org]
Delirium
[…] that assesses visuospatial memory and attention 7 , 8 and (2) Months Backwards (MB), adapted from the Short Blessed Test for dementia. 9 Significant inattention was present[doi.org]
Phase 1 Formal cognitive screening Trained junior medical staff screened all patients for inattention using (1) Spatial Span Forwards (SSF), a visual pattern-recognition test[doi.org]