ADHD vs Mild brain injury?

Question

What's the difference?

Answer 1

I think ADHD can be mild brain injury.

Answer 2

ADHD-
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Brain Injury-
A hard bump to the head, maybe causing a bruise in the brain tissues.

Brain injury USUALLY is an acquired problem - i.e you get a brain injury in utero, during birth, out in the world. ADHD is more of a mental disorder that is part of who you are. Its part of your character, making it different from a Brain injury. Your better off doing a bit of mild research for yourself, the correct answer to this questions a bit complicated.

there is a big difference if you know what they mean...

Answer 3

ADHD is a very real condition, related to the imbalance of chemicals in the brain.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Its symptoms are fairly much the same as ADD-
* Ignores details; makes careless mistakes.
* Has trouble sustaining attention in work or play.
* Does not seem to listen when directly addressed.
* Does not follow through on instructions; fails to finish.
* Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities.
* Avoids activities that require a sustained mental effort.
* Loses things he or she needs.
* Is forgetful in daily activities.
* Is easily distracted.

But also include Hypersctivity and impulsivity
* Fidgets or squirms.
* Leaves seat when remaining seated is expected.
* Runs or climbs when he or she shouldn't.
* Has difficulty with quiet leisure activities.
* Is on the go, as if driven by a motor.
* Talks excessively.
# Blurts out answers before questions have been completed.
# Has difficulty waiting his or her turn.
# Interrupts or intrudes on others

Yes all children do these things but the point is children with ADHD do them much , much more.

One way i explain the difference (having family members and friends with ADD and ADHD) between a "normal" child and one with ADHD is that the ADHD child dosnt run out of energy as another chilld will. thats why theres a H for Hyperactive.

Mild Brain injury
patient with mild traumatic brain injury is a person who has had a traumatically induced physiological disruption of brain function, as manifested by a least one of the following:

1. any period of loss of consciousness;

2. any loss of memory for events immediately before or after the accident;

3. any alteration in mental state at the time of the accident (eg, feeling dazed, disoriented, or confused); and

4. focal neurological deficit(s) that may or may not be transient;

but where the severity of the injury does not exceed the following:

- posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) not greater than 24 hours.
- after 30 minutes, an initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 13-15; and
- loss of consciousness of approximately 30 minutes or less;

Answer 4

"Minimal Brain Damage" or "Minimal Cerebral Dysfunction" are old fashioned terms that doctors used to use to describe ADHD or Learning Disorders. Maybe those terms are used more commonly outside of the USA, but I have only seen those terms in older medical records from the 1960s and 70s.

"Encephalopathy" is a more modern way of describing "brain damage" today. Not everyone who is diagnosed with ADHD today will have a formal diagnosis of Encephalopathy.

However, children with types of autism are often described by doctors as having "Static Encephalopathy with Autism Spectrum Disorder" or something similar.

Encephalopathy is very broad term though, it can also apply to Cerebral Palsy, brain injury, or a structural anomaly of the brain such as Microcephaly or Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum.

Answer 5

ADHD is more of a behavioral health issue with an unknown cause where a brain injury is caused but a hard bump to the head (sports or car accidents often result in this injury).

Answer 6

ADHD is a made up disorder, which is just a learning disability, but people don't want to call it that anymore. A brain injury is much more severe, and REAL.