ADHD is diagnosed on the basis of history and physical examination. However, in a few cases, the following medical device diagnostics must be performed to rule out other disorders.
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, laboratory diagnostics, and obligatory medical device diagnostics – for differential diagnosis.
- Encephalogram (EEG; recording of the electrical activity of the brain).
- Computed tomography of the skull (cranial CT, cranial CT or cCT).
- Magnetic resonance imaging of the skull (cranial MRI, cranial MRI or cMRI).
