Bahman Salehi, Reza Imani, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Jalil Fallah, Mohammad Mohammadi, Ahmad Ghanizadeh, Ali Akbar Tasviechi, Ardalan Vossoughi, Shams-Ali Rezazadeh, Shahin Akhondzadeh
BACKGROUND: Although stimulants are highly effective in controlling the symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), some children will not respond to, or are intolerant of stimulants. Thus, the desire for safe and effective nonstimulant medications has risen during the past several years. Ginkgo biloba has been suggested in the treatment of dementia and memory impairment. We hypothesized that G.biloba would be beneficial for treatment of ADHD, and this could be evaluated in a double blind, randomized, parallel group comparison of G...
February 1, 2010: Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry