The Utility of a Continuous Performance Test Embedded in Virtual Reality in Measuring ADHD-Related Deficits

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-6

  Pollak, Yehuda ^a   Weiss, Patricia L ^b   Rizzo, Albert A ^c   Weizer, Merav ^a   Shriki, Liron ^a   Shalev, Ruth S ^a   Gross Tsur, Varda ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c University of Southern California in Los Angeles ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Continuous performance task (CPT); Methylphenidate (MPH); Virtual reality (VR)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TASK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRTUAL REALITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 64349085410     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181969b22     Document Type: Article

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