Directions of aetiologic research on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-103

  Levy, Florence ^a   Barr, Cathy ^b   Sunohara, Glen ^c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c Clarke Psychiatric Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Brain imaging; Genetic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRENATAL DISORDER; TOXICITY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031969778     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.1998.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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