| The QEEG theta/beta ratio in ADHD and normal controls: Sensitivity, specificity, and behavioral correlates. | |
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PMID: 22425468 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The purpose of the present study was to determine if the theta/beta ratio, and theta and beta separately, correlate with behavioral parameters, and if these measures discriminate between children and adolescents with ADHD and normal gender- and age-matched controls. Sixty-two patients and 39 controls participated in the study. A continuous performance test (CPT), a GO/NOGO test and two rating scales were used to measure behavior in the patient group. EEG spectra were analyzed in eyes-closed and eyes-opened conditions, and in a GO/NOGO task in both groups. Neither the theta/beta ratio at CZ, nor theta and beta separately discriminated significantly between patients and controls. When each person was compared with the database significant elevations of theta were found in 25.8% of the patients and in only one control subject (2.6%). In the ADHD group, theta at CZ was positively correlated with inattention and executive problems and negatively correlated with hyperactivity/impulsivity. Beta correlated with good attention level in the control group, but with ADHD symptoms in the patients. Omission errors in the GO/NOGO test discriminated between patients and controls with an accuracy of 85%. For theta at CZ, the accuracy was 62%. Significantly elevated theta characterized a subgroup of ADHD and correlated with inattention and executive problems. |
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Authors:
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Geir Ogrim; Juri Kropotov; Knut Hestad |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-3-15 |
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Title: Psychiatry research Volume: - ISSN: 0165-1781 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-3-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7911385 Medline TA: Psychiatry Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Østfold Hospital Trust, Neuropsychiatric unit, child - and adolescent psychiatry. Aasebraatveien 27, 1605 Fredrikstad Norway; National Resource Center for ADHD, Tourettes' Syndrome and Narcolepsy. Kirkevn. 166, 0407 Oslo. |
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