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Definition of Hyperkinetic syndrome

1. Noun. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.

Medical Definition of Hyperkinetic syndrome

1. A condition marked by pathologically excessive energy seen sometimes in young children with brain injury, mental illness, and attention deficit disorder, and in epileptics; hypermotility and emotional instability are the chief characteristics; distractibility, inattention, and lack of shyness and of fear are common accompaniments. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Hyperkinetic syndrome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: State of the Science, Best Practicesby Peter S. Jensen, James R. Cooper by Peter S. Jensen, James R. Cooper (2002)
"... treatment in the hyperkinetic syndrome. Lancet, 1(8428), 540—545. ... trial of hyposensitization in children with food-induced hyperkinetic syndrome. ..."

2. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Controlled trial of hyposensitization in children with food-induced hyperkinetic syndrome. Lancet 339:1150-1153. Egger, J., J. Wilson, CM Carter, MW Turner, ..."

3. Health Consequences of Smoking for Women: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1985)
"... that their findings were "consistent with the hypothesis that smoking during pregnancy is an important cause of the hyperkinetic syndrome" (31). ..."

4. Relationship Between Mental Health and Substance Abuse Among Adolescents by Dena R. Gerstein, United States (2000)
"The long-term outcome of the attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity syndrome, in Attention Deficit Disorder and hyperkinetic syndrome. ..."

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