Sentences with phrase «disappear by adulthood»

25 Between a third and a half of an infant's cortical connections present at eight months of age seem to disappear by adulthood, although few neurons are lost; essentially, some axon branches are retracted.

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Studies following asthmatic children over time have reported that as many as 40 % to 75 % see their symptoms disappear by the time they reach adulthood.

This is supported by Szatmari's work in Canada, which showed that family dysfunction and, for boys, service needs disappeared as significant variables associated with ADHD when comorbidity for other disorders were factored in, of which by the far the most common was CD.31 Unsurprisingly, abused children with ADHD have poorer outcomes in adulthood, but that could have several alternative explanations as there are many confounders that could account for these differences in outcome.