Frontal lobe functioning in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.(Statistical Data Included)

From: Adolescence | Date: December 22, 2001| Author: Reeve, Whitney V.; Schandler, Steven L. | Copyright information

A prominent hypothesis regarding the etiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is that its presence and magnitude reflect frontal lobe dysfunction. Past tests of this hypothesis have been inconsistent. The present study examined frontal lobe functioning in adolescents with ADHD. A sample of 10 ADHD adolescents and 10 controls between the ages of 12 and 17 served as participants for the study. The control group was matched on age (within six months) and gender. This study a...

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