Increased intrasubject variability in boys with ADHD across tests of motor and cognitive Control

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 485-495

  Shiels Rosch, Keri ^a   Dirlikov, Benjamin ^a   Mostofsky, Stewart H ^a,b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Cognitive control; Intrasubject variability; Motor; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879461688     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9690-z     Document Type: Article

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