Excess beta activity in the EEG of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A disorder of arousal?

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 314-319

  Clarke, Adam R ^a   Barry, Robert J ^a   Dupuy, Franca E ^a   McCarthy, Rory ^b   Selikowitz, Mark ^b   Johnstone, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Sydney Developmental Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arousal; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Beta; Children; EEG

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BETA RHYTHM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE MOVEMENT; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; READING; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SPELLING; THETA RHYTHM;

AROUSAL; ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; BETA; CHILDREN; EEG;

AROUSAL; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 84885371210     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Achenbach T.M., Edelbrock C. Manual for the Child Behaviour Checklist and Revised Behaviour Profile 2001, University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry, Burlington, VT.
2. American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) 1994, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC.
3. Barry R.J., Clarke A.R., Johnstone S.J. A review of electrophysiology in Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: I. Qualitative and quantitative electroencephalography. Clinical Neurophysiology 2003, 114:171-183.
4. Barry R.J., Clarke A.R., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Rushby J.A., Ploskova E. EEG differences in children as a function of resting-state arousal level. Clinical Neurophysiology 2004, 115:402-408.
5. Barry R.J., Rushby J.A., Wallace M.J., Clarke A.R., Johnstone S.J., Ilinka Z. Caffeine effects on resting-state arousal. Clinical Neurophysiology 2005, 116:2693-2700.
6. Barry R.J., Clarke A.R., Johnstone S.J., Rushby J.A. Timing of caffeine's impact on autonomic and central nervous system measures: clarification of arousal effects. Biological Psychology 2008, 77:304-316.
7. Barry R.J., Clarke A.R., Johnstone S.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. Electroencephalogram theta/beta ratio and arousal in AD/HD: evidence of independent processes. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66:398-401.
8. Callaway E., Halliday R., Naylor H. Hyperactive children's event-related potentials fail to support underarousal and maturational-lag theories. Archives of General Psychiatry 1983, 40:1243-1248.
9. Chabot R., Serfontein G. Quantitative electroencephalographic profiles of children with attention deficit disorder. Biological Psychiatry 1996, 40:951-963.
10. Chabot R., Orgill A., Crawford G., Harris M., Serfontein G. Behavioural and electrophysiological predictors of treatment response to stimulants in children with attention disorders. Journal of Child Neurology 1999, 14:343-351.
11. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. EEG analysis in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a comparative study of two subtypes. Psychiatry Research 1998, 81:19-29.
12. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. Age and sex effects in the EEG: differences in two subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology 2001, 112:806-814.
13. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. EEG-defined subtypes of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology 2001, 112:2098-2105.
14. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. EEG differences in two subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Psychophysiology 2001, 38:212-221.
15. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. Excess beta in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an atypical electrophysiological group. Psychiatry Research 2001, 103:205-218.
16. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid oppositional defiant disorder: an EEG analysis. Psychiatry Research 2002, 111:181-190.
17. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. EEG analysis of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid reading disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities 2002, 35:276-285.
18. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Brown C. EEG evidence for a new conceptualisation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology 2002, 113:1036-1044.
19. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Croft R. EEG differences between good and poor responders to methylphenidate in boys with the inattentive type of ADHD. Clinical Neurophysiology 2002, 113:1191-1198.
20. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. Hyperkinetic disorder in the ICD-10: EEG evidence for a definitional widening?. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2003, 12:92-99.
21. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Brown C., Croft R. Effects of stimulant medications on the EEG of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder predominantly inattentive type. International Journal of Psychophysiology 2003, 47:129-137.
22. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Clarke D., Croft R. EEG in girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology 2003, 114:319-328.
23. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Magee C., Johnstone S.J., Croft R. The EEG in low IQ children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology 2006, 117:1708-1714.
24. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Johnstone S.J. Effects of stimulant medications on the EEG of girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology 2007, 118:2700-2708.
25. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Johnstone S.J., Hsu C., Magee C., Lawrence C., Croft R. Coherence in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and excess beta activity in their EEG. Clinical Neurophysiology 2007, 118:1472-1479.
26. Clarke A., Barry R., Heaven P., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Byrne M. EEG in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. International Journal of Psychophysiology 2008, 70:176-183.
27. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Johnstone S.J. The effects of imipamine hydrochloride on the EEG of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. International Journal of Psychophysiology 2008, 68:186-192.
28. Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., Dupuy F., Heckel L., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M., Johnstone S. Behavioural differences between EEG-defined subgroups of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology 2011, 122:1333-1341.
29. Conners C.K. Conners Rating Scales - Revised 1997, Multi-Health Systems, Inc., New York.
30. Dykman R., Holcomb P., Oglesby D., Ackerman P. Electrocortical frequencies in hyperactive, learning-disabled, mixed, and normal children. Biological Psychiatry 1982, 17:675-685.
31. Einfeld S., Tonge B. The Developmental Behavior Checklist: the development and validation of an instrument to assess behavioral and emotional disturbance in children and adolescents with mental retardation. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1995, 25:81-104.
32. Hobbs M.J., Clarke A.R., Barry R.J., McCarthy R., Selikowitz M. EEG abnormalities in adolescent males with AD/HD. Clinical Neurophysiology 2007, 118:363-371.
33. Janzen T., Graap K., Stephanson S., Marshall W., Fitzsimmons G. Differences in baseline EEG measures for ADD and normally achieving preadolescent males. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation 1995, 20:65-82.
34. Jasper H., Solomon P., Bradley C. Electroencephalographic analyses of behaviour problem children. The American Journal of Psychiatry 1938, 95:641-658.
35. Lazzaro I., Gordon E., Whitmont S., Plahn M., Li W., Clarke S., Dosen A., Meares R. Quantified EEG activity in adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Electroencephalography 1998, 29:37-42.
36. Lubar J.F. Discourse on the development of EEG diagnostics and biofeedback for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation 1991, 16:201-225.
37. Lykken D.T., Venables P.H. Direct measurement of skin conductance: a proposal for standardization. Psychophysiology 1971, 8:656-672.
38. Mann C., Lubar J., Zimmerman A., Miller C., Muenchen R. Quantitative analysis of EEG in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: controlled study with clinical implications. Pediatric Neurology 1992, 8:30-36.
39. Mannuzza S., Klein R., Bessier A., Malloy P., LaPadula M. Adult outcome of hyperactive boys: educational achievement, occupational rank and psychiatric status. Archives of General Psychiatry 1993, 50:565-576.
40. Matousek M., Rasmussen P., Gilberg C. EEG frequency analysis in children with so-called minimal brain dysfunction and related disorders. Advances Biological Psychiatry 1984, 15:102-108.
41. Neale M. Neale Analysis of Reading Ability 1958, Macmillan, London.
42. Newcomer P., Barenbaum E., Bryant B. Depression and Anxiety in Youth Scale 1994, PRO-ED, Austin, TX.
43. Polanczyk G., de Lima M.S., Horta B.L., Biederman J., Rohde L.A. The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: a systematic review and metaregression analysis. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2007, 164:942-948.
44. Raskin D.C. Attention and arousal. Electrodermal Activity in Psychological Research 1973, Academic Press, New York. W.F. Prokasy, D.C. Raskin (Eds.).
45. Satterfield J., Dawson M. Electrodermal correlates of hyperactivity in children. Psychophysiology 1971, 8:191-197.
46. Wechsler D. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition, Manual 1992, Hardcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., New York.
47. Westwood P. Spelling: Approaches to Teaching and Assessment 1999, ACER Press, Sydney.
48. Wolraich M.L., Wibbelsman C.J., Brown T.E., Evans S.W., Gotlieb E.M., Knight J.R., Ross E.C., Shubiner H.H., Wender E.H., Wilens T. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adolescents: a review of the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical implications. Pediatrics 2005, 115:1734-1746.