Quantitative EEG neurofeedback for the treatment of pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, learning disorders, and epilepsy

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 465-486

  Hurt, Elizabeth ^a   Arnold, L Eugene ^b   Lofthouse, Nicholas ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c School of Professional Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism spectrum disorders; EEG biofeedback; Epilepsy; Learning disorders; Neurofeedback; Neurotherapy; Quantitative EEG

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROFEEDBACK; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM NEUROFEEDBACK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; LEARNING DISORDERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; NEUROFEEDBACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903385041     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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