Executive dysfunctions in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;Disfunciones ejecutivas en adultos con trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 678-684

  Rodríguez Jiménez, Roberto ^a   Cubillo, A I ^a   Jimenez Arriero M A ^a   Ponce, G ^a   Aragues Figuero M ^a   Palomo, T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults; Cognitive flexibility; Executive functions; Inhibition; Neuropsychology; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PLANNING; REVIEW; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 35348852761     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4311.2006297     Document Type: Review

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