Motor function and methylphenidate effect in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1199-1204

  Stray, Liv Larsen ^a   Ellertsen, Bjørn ^b   Stray, Torstein ^a  

^a Sorlandet Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

ADHD; Hyperkinetic disorder; Methylphenidate; Motor function; Motor problems

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77954364007     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01760.x     Document Type: Article

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