Postural control among children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in single and dual conditions

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1087-1094

  Shorer, Zamir ^a   Becker, Boaz ^a   Jacobi Polishook, Talia ^a   Oddsson, Lars ^b   Melzer, Itshak ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Dual task; Postural stability; Single task; Stabilogramdiffusion analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; STABILOGRAPHY; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863778282     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1695-7     Document Type: Article

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