Oculomotor anomalies in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Evidence for deficits in response preparation and inhibition

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 749-756

  Mahone, E Mark ^a   Mostofsky, Stewart H ^a   Lasker, Adrian G ^b   Zee, David ^b   Denckla, Martha B ^a  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Eye movement; Frontal; Inhibitory control; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 68749092170     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181a565f1     Document Type: Article

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