title: Differences in connectivity patterns between child and adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients.
abstract: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychological disorder for a broad range of ages. Child and adolescent ADHD patients show different behavior patterns. The differences between child and adolescent ADHD patients have not been fully explored in terms of brain connectivity. In this study, we explored the differences of connectivity patterns between child and adolescent ADHD patients using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) of 52 ADHD patients (26 children and 26 adolescents). Default mode network and frontoparietal network showed significant group-wise connectivity pattern differences between child and adolescent ADHD patients. The results of our study might suggest potential imaging biomarkers for further ADHD related studies.
authors.lastname: Bo-Yong Park
authors.lastname: Jonghoon Kim
authors.lastname: Hyunjin Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009434:Neural Pathways; D012146:Rest