Clinical and neuropsychological profile in a sample of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders.
The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and neuropsychological findings in children with suspicion of attention deficity hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The assessment involved 150 children aged 7 to 14 referred to NANI at UNIFESP.


RESULTS
75 children (55 M and 20 F) fulfilled the criteria for ADHD, among which 35 were of the inattentive type, 28 of combined type and 12 were hyperactive/impulsive. There was negative correlation between the digit score and the Corsi test. Children with hyperactivity and impulsivity had a low performance for functional memory. Children with oppositional defiant disorder presented pattern changes in adaptability when there was a change in the rhythm the stimuli were presented and lower adaptation to time variability (Hit RT), in addition to higher rates of omission in the continuous performance test.


CONCLUSIONS
This study suggests multiple interrelations between the scores of neuropsychological battery useful for detailed delimitation of the clinical profile of children with ADHD.
Rizzutti
Sueli
S
Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo SP, Brazil. surizzutti@ig.com.br
Sinnes
Elaine Girão
EG
Scaramuzza
Luzia Flavia
LF
Freitas
Lívia
L
Pinheiro
Denise
D
Palma
Sonia M
SM
Mello
Claudia Berlim
CB
Miranda
Monica Carolina
MC
Bueno
Orlando Francisco Amadeo
OF
Muszkat
Mauro
M
D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012016:Reference Values