The neurobiology and genetics of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): What every clinician should know

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 422-433

  Cortese, Samuele ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADHD; Genetics; Neurobiology; Neurochemistry; Neuroimaging; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ATOMOXETINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING;

EID: 84865125955     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.01.009     Document Type: Review

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