A case series on the potential effect of omega-3-fatty acid supplementation on 24-h heart rate variability and its circadian variation in children with attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder
Attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity (ADHD) in children is associated with decreased 24-h heart rate variability (HRV). Previous research has shown that supplementation of omega-3-fatty acid increases HRV. Here, we aimed to investigate whether the supplementation of omega-3-fatt...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
Year: 2017, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-139 |
| ISSN: | 1866-6647 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12402-017-0240-y |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12402-017-0240-y Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12402-017-0240-y 
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| Author Notes: | Reiner Buchhorn, Julian Koenig, Marc N. Jarczok, Hanna Eichholz, Christian Willaschek, Julian F. Thayer, Michael Kaess |
| Summary: | Attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity (ADHD) in children is associated with decreased 24-h heart rate variability (HRV). Previous research has shown that supplementation of omega-3-fatty acid increases HRV. Here, we aimed to investigate whether the supplementation of omega-3-fatty acids would increase 24-h HRV in an uncontrolled case series of children with ADHD. HRV was recorded in 18 children and adolescents (age 13.35 ± 2.8 years) before and after omega-3 supplementation. Preliminary results indicate that omega-3 supplementation in children with AD(H)D may reduce mean heart rate and increase its variability. Future studies would do well to implement randomized, placebo-controlled designs with greater methodological rigor. |
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| Item Description: | Published online: 3 October 2017 Gesehen am 31.08.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1866-6647 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12402-017-0240-y |