The effect of methylphenidate and placebo on eye-hand coordination functioning and handwriting of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Neurocase

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 334-341

  Lufi, Dubi ^a,b   Gai, Elisheva ^b  

^a Emek Yezreel College   (Israel)

^b The Child and Family Clinic Oranim   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Eye hand coordination; Handwriting; Methylphenidate; Placebo

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DOUBLE CODING TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149291792     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790701851486     Document Type: Article

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