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Purpose: Attention deficiency Hyperactivity disorder ADHD is often seen along with social anxiety disorder SAB. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of social anxiety and symptomatic severity on the neurobiological functions of children with ADHD.Patients and methods: In this study, 25 children diagnosed with ADHD between the ages of 8-15 were compared with 25 children with ADHD and SAB at the same age in terms of continuous attention, work memory and impulse control. Attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder signal severity Conner's family assessment scale is short form and Turgay DSM-IV indicates devastating behavioral disorders scale and social anxiety disorder signal the severity was assessed by the social anxiety scale for children. Discoveries: Children with attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder and children with DEHB and SAB complicates did not differ in terms of the severity of the symptoms of DEHB. Work memory defects were significantly more common in children with only ADHD than in children with ADHD and comorbid SAB. At the same time, attention deficiency, hyperactivity, learning and behavioral problems were found to be associated with work memory defects.Results: The results of this study found that the symptom severity affects the neurobic functions of children with ADHD and that the presence of ADHD and SAB together has different neurobic properties. Further research is needed to better identify the neurobiological properties of attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder and comorbid disorders.

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