Autonomic correlates at rest and during evoked attention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and effects of sympathomimetic medication

Autonomic correlates at rest and during evoked attention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and effects of sympathomimetic medication

Indications are that autonomic under-arousal exists in children with ADHD. Published results are, however, controversial and few studies examine the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and focussed attention. In line with the indications of sympathetic under-arousal, patients with the...

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Main Author: Negrao, Bianca Lee
Other Authors: Prof M Viljoen
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Sympathovagal balance
Autonomic nervous system
Ritalin
Methylphenidate
Electrocardiograms
Theta/beta ratios
Adhd
Theta/smr ratios
Alpha waves
Focussed attention
Heart rate variability
Skin conductivity
Cardiac function
Blood pressure
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26102
Negrao, BL 2008, Autonomic correlates at rest and during evoked attention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and effects of sympathomimetic medication, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26102 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07072009-163036/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26102
Negrao, BL 2008, Autonomic correlates at rest and during evoked attention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and effects of sympathomimetic medication, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26102 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07072009-163036/

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