Association between early attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms and current verbal and visuo-spatial short-term memory

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 710-720

  Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^a,b,c   Chiang, Huey Ling ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ADHD; Hyperactivity; Impulsivity; Inattention; Short term memory; Verbal; Visuo spatial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84868326133     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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