Attention and inhibition in children with ASD, ADHD and co-morbid ASD + ADHD: An event-related potential study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1101-1116

  Tye, C ^a   Asherson, P ^a   Ashwood, K L ^a   Azadi, B ^a   Bolton, P ^a   McLoughlin, G ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; ASD; children; co morbidity; continuous performance test (CPT); event related potentials (ERPs)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84896373819     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713001049     Document Type: Article

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