"Maturational lag" hypothesis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An update

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 776-784

  El Sayed, E ^a   Larsson, J O ^a   Persson, H E ^a   Santosh, P J ^b   Rydelius, P A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Brain development; Developmental trajectories; Executive functions; Hyperkinetic disorder; Nature versus nurture

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REMISSION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0042375849     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310002777     Document Type: Review

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