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EEG coherence in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid oppositional defiant disorder
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Barry, Robert Clarke, Adam McCarthy, Rory G. Selikowitz, Mark |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVES This study is the first to investigate EEG coherence differences between two groups of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder combined type (AD/HD), with or without comorbid oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and normal control subjects. METHODS Each group consisted of 20 males. All subjects were between the ages of 8 and 12 years, and groups were matched on age. EEG was recorded during an eyes-closed resting condition from 21 monopolar derivations. Wave-shape coherence was calculated for 8 intrahemispheric electrode pairs (4 in each hemisphere), and 8 interhemispheric electrode pairs, within each of the delta, theta, alpha, and beta bands. RESULTS Children with comorbid AD/HD and ODD had intrahemispheric coherences at shorter inter-electrode distances significantly reduced from those apparent in children with AD/HD without comorbid ODD. Such reduced coherences in the comorbid group appeared to wash out coherence elevations previously noted in AD/HD studies. CONCLUSIONS The present results suggest that, rather than suffering an additional deficit, children with AD/HD and comorbid ODD show significantly less CNS impairment than AD/HD patients without comorbid ODD. SIGNIFICANCE These results have treatment implications, suggesting that behavioural training, perhaps using family-based cognitive behavioural therapy, could be useful for those children with AD/HD and comorbid ODD. This should focus on the ODD symptoms, in association with a medication regime focussed on the AD/HD symptoms. |
| Starting Page | 356 |
| Ending Page | 362 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.10.002 |
| PubMed reference number | 17140845 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 118 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/pii/S1388245706014799 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388245706014799?dgcid=api_sd_search-api-endpoint |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2006.10.002 |
| Journal | Clinical Neurophysiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
