Attention and executive functions profile in drug naive ADHD subtypes

Brain and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 400-408

  Pasini, Augusto ^a   Paloscia, Claudio ^a   Alessandrelli, Riccardo ^a   Porfirio, Maria Cristina ^a   Curatolo, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Executive functions; Inhibition; Neuropsychology; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHONETICS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTIVE INHIBITION; SCHOOL CHILD; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 34248589682     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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