ADHD - An Illustrated historical overview

F ranz Kramer (1878–1967) and Hans Pollnow (1902–1943) owe their place in the history of child and adolescent psychiatry to their work on the descrip- tion of hyperkinetic syndromes and conditions that culminated in their landmark article Über eine hyperkinetische Erkrankung im Kindesalter , published in 1932. In this article, Kramer and Pollnow described a case series of 17 children who presented with aggressive behaviour, impulsivity, chaotic motor restlessness and learning difficulties, syndromes consistent with what is now regarded as ADHD or hyperkinetic syndrome. This clinical picture was later named Kramer-Pollnow syndrome . Kramer and Pollnow Medical record written by Franz Kramer. Charité, March 17, 1926.