Performance patterns in Conners' CPT among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Monica Carolina Miranda²  Thais Barbosa¹  Mauro Muszkat²  Camila Cruz Rodrigues²  Elaine Girão Sinnes²  Luzia Flavia S Coelho²  Sueli Rizzuti²  Sonia Maria Mota Palma¹  Orlando Francisco Amodeo Bueno¹ 

[1] ,São Paulo Neuropsychology Center/AFIP Child Neuropsychological Care Group

关键词: Conners' Continuous Performance Test;    child development;    attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder;    learning disorders;    dyslexia;    Teste de Desempenho Contínuo de Conner;    desenvolvimento infantil;    transtorno do déficit de atenção e hiperatividade;    transtornos de aprendizagem;    dislexia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2012000200004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study investigated the performance of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia using Conners' Continuous Performance Test (CCPT). The clinical groups were composed of 52 children with ADHD and 32 children with dyslexia. Performance in the CCPT was evaluated using ANCOVA to compare the clinical groups with the normative Brazilian sample. The ADHD group performed worse than the normative sample in almost all of the measurements, except for reaction time and response style. The dyslexia group scored higher on commissions, variability, perseverations and inconsistency in the reaction time over the six time blocks (Hit SE Block Change) than the children in the normative Brazilian sample. The ADHD and dyslexia groups differed in omission measurements, Hit RT SE, variability, perseverations, Hit RT Interstimulus Intervals (ISI) Change and Hit SE ISI Change. We thus found that the dyslexia group had specific deficit patterns, with greater response to non-target stimuli, greater perseveration and response variability, and difficulties in hit reaction time as the test progressed.

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