Motor skills of children newly diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder prior to and following treatment with stimulant medication

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2080-2087

  Brossard Racine, Marie ^c   Shevell, Michael ^b   Snider, Laurie ^b   Bélanger, Stacey Ageranioti ^b   Majnemer, Annette ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Methylphenidate; Motor performance; Motor skill disorder; Stimulant medication

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

AMPHETAMINES; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863766414     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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