Dexamphetamine normalises electrophysiological activity in attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder during the stroop task

Neurocase

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 301-310

  Horrobin, S L ^a   McNair, N A ^a   Kirk, I J ^a   Waldie, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ADHD; Amphetamine; Case study; EEG; ERP; Incongruent; Psychostimulant medication; Stroop

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION QUOTIENT SCORE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFLICT; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; DRUG EFFECT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 58149308396     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790701770850     Document Type: Article

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