Clinical Utility of EEG in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Research Update

Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 569-587

  Loo, Sandra K ^a   Makeig, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Diagnosis; EEG; EEG biofeedback; Electroencephalography; Neurofeedback; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BETA RHYTHM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THETA RHYTHM; THETA TO BETA POWER RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 84866436819     PISSN: 19337213     EISSN: 18787479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13311-012-0131-z     Document Type: Review

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