Sex differences in adolescent ADHD: Findings from concurrent EEG and EDA

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1455-1463

  Hermens, Daniel F ^a,b,c   Kohn, Michael R ^a,c,d   Clarke, Simon D ^a,c   Gordon, Evian ^a,b,c   Williams, Leanne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Brain Resource Company   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Meridian Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; Arousal; EDA; EEG; Sex differences; Theta

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THETA RHYTHM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 20544446853     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2005.02.012     Document Type: Article

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