Tucha, O. and Walitza, S. and Mecklinger, L. and Sontag, T. -A. and Kuebber, S. and Linder, M. and Lange, Klaus W. (2006) Attentional functioning in children with ADHD - predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type and children with ADHD - combined type. JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION, 113 (12). pp. 1943-1953. ISSN 0300-9564,
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Although particular importance ha; been attributed to attention deficits in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there is no consensus as to the exact nature of inattention in ADHD or which components of attention are affected. The present study was based on a neuropsychological model of attention and assessed various components of attention in 23 children with ADHD/predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type (ADHD-H), 32 children with ADHD/combined type (ADHD-C) and healthy children (N-I=23 and N-2=32). A computerized test battery consisting of reaction time tasks of low complexity was used for the assessment of attention (alertness task, vigilance task, divided attention task, visual scanning task, incompatibility task, test of crossmodal integration, flexibility task). In comparison to healthy participants, patient groups were impaired in measures of vigilance, divided attention, selective attention and flexibility but not in measures of alertness. Analysis of the test performance of patient groups revealed no differences between children with ADHD-H and children with ADHD-C. The results of the present study suggest that both children with ADHD-H and children with ADHD-C are seriously impaired in attentional functioning. Children with ADHD-H and children with ADHD-C produced comparable results in measures of attention.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE-TEST; SUSTAINED ATTENTION; DEFICIT DISORDER; DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; HYPERKINETIC CHILDREN; RESEARCH CRITERIA; TEACHERS RATINGS; ACTIVITY LEVEL; REACTION-TIME; METHYLPHENIDATE; ADHD; divided attention; flexibility; selective attention; alertness |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie III (Biologische, Klinische und Rehabilitationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Klaus W. Lange |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2021 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2021 09:30 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/33706 |
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