Children with ADHD show no deficits in plantar foot sensitivity and static balance compared to healthy controls

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1957-1963

  Schlee, Günther ^a   Neubert, Tom ^a   Worenz, Andreas ^a   Milani, Thomas L ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD children; Balance control; Foot sensitivity; Variability

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTER OF PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANTAR FOOT SENSITIVITY; PRESSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STATIC BALANCE; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX FACTORS; VIBRATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84862637487     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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