Methylphenidate restores visual memory, but not working memory function in attention deficit-hyperkinetic disorder

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-330

  Rhodes, Sinead M ^a   Coghill, David R ^a   Matthews, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; CANTAB; Delayed matching to sample; Methylphenidate; Tolerance; Visual memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; METHYLPHENIDATE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 5444276359     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1833-7     Document Type: Article

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