Vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groups

Abstract Background In the past, cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were considered similar concepts. However, many differences have recently been identified between the two disorders, and they have been separated from each other. This study ai...

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Main Authors: Zuhal Koc Apaydın, Emre Soylemez, Nefise Demir
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Published: SpringerOpen 2025-02-01
Series:Middle East Current Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-025-00505-1
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Emre Soylemez
Nefise Demir
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description Abstract Background In the past, cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were considered similar concepts. However, many differences have recently been identified between the two disorders, and they have been separated from each other. This study aims to investigate balance and vestibular function in individuals at high risk for ADHD and CDS. Materials and methods This study involved 60 college students. Participants were given the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale and the Adult Concentration Inventory. Using the applied indices, participants with high and low risk for CDS and ADHD were identified. Every participant underwent static posturography, the video head impulse test (vHIT), and cervical vestibular myogenic-evoked potentials (cVEMP). Results People with low and high risk for CDS did not differ in terms of static posturography or cVEMP (p > 0.05). Similarly, no differences were found in ADHD (p > 0.05). While right ear lateral vHIT responses were worse in individuals with high-risk CDS (p > 0.05), bilateral posterior vHIT rates were worse in individuals with high-risk ADHD (p > 0.05). Conclusion The fact that individuals at high risk for CDS and ADHD show different vestibular involvement strengthens the fact that there are different clinical pictures.
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spelling doaj-art-089103511eca42eb8b5484b8a02d98e92025-02-09T12:09:12ZengSpringerOpenMiddle East Current Psychiatry2090-54162025-02-013211810.1186/s43045-025-00505-1Vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groupsZuhal Koc Apaydın0Emre Soylemez1Nefise Demir2Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Karabuk UniversityDepartment of Audiometry, Karabük UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Karabuk UniversityAbstract Background In the past, cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were considered similar concepts. However, many differences have recently been identified between the two disorders, and they have been separated from each other. This study aims to investigate balance and vestibular function in individuals at high risk for ADHD and CDS. Materials and methods This study involved 60 college students. Participants were given the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale and the Adult Concentration Inventory. Using the applied indices, participants with high and low risk for CDS and ADHD were identified. Every participant underwent static posturography, the video head impulse test (vHIT), and cervical vestibular myogenic-evoked potentials (cVEMP). Results People with low and high risk for CDS did not differ in terms of static posturography or cVEMP (p > 0.05). Similarly, no differences were found in ADHD (p > 0.05). While right ear lateral vHIT responses were worse in individuals with high-risk CDS (p > 0.05), bilateral posterior vHIT rates were worse in individuals with high-risk ADHD (p > 0.05). Conclusion The fact that individuals at high risk for CDS and ADHD show different vestibular involvement strengthens the fact that there are different clinical pictures.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-025-00505-1ADHDCognitive disengagement syndromeVestibular function
spellingShingle Zuhal Koc Apaydın
Emre Soylemez
Nefise Demir
Vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groups
Middle East Current Psychiatry
ADHD
Cognitive disengagement syndrome
Vestibular function
title Vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groups
title_full Vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groups
title_fullStr Vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groups
title_full_unstemmed Vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groups
title_short Vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groups
title_sort vestibular and balance dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome risk groups
topic ADHD
Cognitive disengagement syndrome
Vestibular function
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-025-00505-1
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