EEG neurofeedback treatments in children with ADHD: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue November, 2014, Pages

  Micoulaud Franchi, Jean Arthur ^a,b   Geoffroy, Pierre Alexis ^c,d,e,f   Fond, Guillaume ^f,g   Lopez, Régis ^h,i   Bioulac, Stéphanie ^j,k   Philip, Pierre ^k  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives de la Méditerranée   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UMR S 1144   (France)

^f FONDATION FONDAMENTAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^h GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ INSERM U1061   (France)

^j CENTRE HOSPITALIER CHARLES PERRENS   (France)

^k UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

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Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Learning; Neurofeedback; Practice guidelines; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEUROFEEDBACK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84933675031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00906     Document Type: Review

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