A novel testing method will improve the accurateness and effectiveness of detecting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in youngsters by 30%.

The common symptoms of ADHD include deprived attention span, disturbance, failure to follow directions, getting easily fed up, problem with details, careless mistakes, poor memory and hyperactivity among others.

The University of Sydney (U-S) scientists, based at Westmead Millennium Institute, tested the effectiveness of specific brain function associated examinations in noticing ADHD in 175 children/adolescents suffering from ADHD and 175 normal counterparts.

They discovered they could pinpoint youngsters having ADHD with 96% correctness with the help of tests, which noticed variations in continued attention, impulsivity, shyness, intrusions and response variability.

This accurateness also means that unaffected kids or grownups are not found incorrectly. Earlier examinations, which concentrate only on attention, have only been capable of identifying ADHD with around 70% accuracy.

The examinations were carried out using a computer technique that has been made by Brain Resource, based on evidence from a global database.

The device helps recognize patients through game-like jobs that test the brain, putting it under increasing load to see how it performs.

Leanne Williams, the U-S professor of cognitive neuropsychiatry, said the study depicted that accurate and efficient appraisal of ADHD could be attained through cognitive examining in a method, which can be transformed into clinical practice.

"Our study has shown for the first time that there is a biological basis to ADHD which can be reliably tested to diagnose it," Williams said.

These results appear in the February version of Paediatric Neurology. (With Input from Agencies)