title: Simultaneous EEG and EDA measures in adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
abstract: Adolescent unmedicated ADHD males and age- and sex-matched normal control subjects were examined simultaneously using EEG and EDA measures in a resting eyes-open condition. ADHD adolescents showed increased absolute and relative Theta and Alpha1 activity, reduced relative Beta activity, reduced skin conductance level (SCL) and a reduced number of non-specific skin conductance responses (NS.SCRs) compared with the control subjects. Our findings indicate the continuation of increased slow wave activity in ADHD adolescents and the presence of a state of autonomic hypoarousal in this clinical group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Westmead Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lazzaro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plahn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whitmont
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dosen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meares
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000513:Alpha Rhythm; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001611:Beta Rhythm; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D013826:Theta Rhythm