Exploring the neural mechanisms that underlie motor difficulties in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-111

  Brossard Racine, Marie ^a   Majnemer, Annette ^a   Shevell, Michael I ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; motor performance; neuroimaging; review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMBASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CHILD; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 79952793946     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2010.547545     Document Type: Review

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