Resting state vagal tone in attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder: A meta-analysis

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 256-267

  Koenig, Julian ^a   Rash, Joshua A ^b   Kemp, Andrew H ^c,d   Buchhorn, Reiner ^e   Thayer, Julian F ^f   Kaess, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; autonomic nervous system; heart rate variability; meta analysis; resting vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CINAHL; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS TONE; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84969835545     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2016.1174300     Document Type: Review

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