Neural substrates of childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Electroencephalographic and magnetic resonance imaging evidence

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-182

  Willis, W Grant ^a   Weiler, Michael David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CORPUS STRIATUM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 13844259539     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326942dn2701_6     Document Type: Review

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