Evaluation of the effect of methylphenidate by computed tomography, electroencephalography, neuropsychological tests, and clinical symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A prospective cohort study

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 432-449

  Yildiz Oc, Ozlem ^a   Agaoglu, Belma ^a   Sen Berk, Fatma ^a   Komsuoglu, Sezer ^a   Karakaya, Isik ^a   Coskun, Aysen ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; electroencephalography; methylphenidate; single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BENDER TEST; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONNER PARENT RATING SCALE; CONNER TEACHER RATING SCALE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STROOP TEST; TEMPORAL LOBE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 38049020377     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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