Simultaneous EEG and EDA measures in adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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.
Lazzaro
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Department of Psychiatry, Westmead Hospital, Australia.
Gordon
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E
Li
W
W
Lim
C L
CL
Plahn
M
M
Whitmont
S
S
Clarke
S
S
Barry
R J
RJ
Dosen
A
A
Meares
R
R
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