Clinical and neuropsychological profile in a sample of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Sueli Rizzutti¹  Elaine Girão Sinnes¹  Luzia Flavia Scaramuzza¹  Lívia Freitas¹  Denise Pinheiro¹  Sonia M. Palma¹  Claudia Berlim Mello¹  Monica Carolina Miranda¹  Orlando Francisco Amadeo Bueno¹  Mauro Muszkat¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo Departamento de Psicobiologia São Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: attention deficit disorder;    children;    hyperactivity;    multidisciplinary;    comorbities;    transtorno do déficit de atenção;    crianças;    hiperatividade;    multidisciplinar;    comorbidades;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2008000600009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and neuropsychological findings in children with suspicion of attention deficity hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The assessment involved 150 children aged 7 to 14 referred to NANI at UNIFESP. RESULTS: 75 children (55 M and 20 F) fulfilled the criteria for ADHD, among which 35 were of the inattentive type, 28 of combined type and 12 were hyperactive/impulsive. There was negative correlation between the digit score and the Corsi test. Children with hyperactivity and impulsivity had a low performance for functional memory. Children with oppositional defiant disorder presented pattern changes in adaptability when there was a change in the rhythm the stimuli were presented and lower adaptation to time variability (Hit RT), in addition to higher rates of omission in the continuous performance test. CONCLUSION: This study suggests multiple interrelations between the scores of neuropsychological battery useful for detailed delimitation of the clinical profile of children with ADHD.

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