Minimal Brain Dysfunction (MBD)
A general term used to describe a young child who shows behavioral, cognitive, and affective signs of brain injury. The term is usually used for cases in which the pattern of thought and action would typically be caused by organic abnormality, but none is apparent.
Historically, minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) was the term used to define and classify learning and behavioral difficulties now classified under the category of ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER. It generally includes HYPERACTIVITY, impulsivity, and any of a number of learning and language disabilities such as DYSLEXIA and problems with math.
The term is often used as though there were an identifiable MBD syndrome, a collection of fairly specific disorders that could be taken as hallmarks of some underlying neurological cause. Although the issue is far from settled, experts believe that the evidence to support a single MBD syndrome is largely unconvincing.
Historically, minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) was the term used to define and classify learning and behavioral difficulties now classified under the category of ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER. It generally includes HYPERACTIVITY, impulsivity, and any of a number of learning and language disabilities such as DYSLEXIA and problems with math.
The term is often used as though there were an identifiable MBD syndrome, a collection of fairly specific disorders that could be taken as hallmarks of some underlying neurological cause. Although the issue is far from settled, experts believe that the evidence to support a single MBD syndrome is largely unconvincing.
Tags: ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, brain injury, Dyslexia, impulsivity, MBD, Minimal Brain Dysfunction
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