Utility of the electroencephalogram in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 180-184

  Millichap, J Gordon ^a   Millichap, John J ^a   Stack, Cynthia V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Electroencephalogram; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATOMOXETINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; ETIRACETAM; METHYLPHENIDATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AWARENESS; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRUXISM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSKINESIA; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MEMORY DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 80051921497     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005941104200307     Document Type: Article

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