Clinical and neuropsychological profile in a sample of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders

• Autor(a) principal: Rizzutti,Sueli
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Sinnes,Elaine Girão, Scaramuzza,Luzia Flavia, Freitas,Lívia, Pinheiro,Denise, Palma,Sonia M., Mello,Claudia Berlim, Miranda,Monica Carolina, Bueno,Orlando Francisco Amadeo, Muszkat,Mauro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000600009
• topic: attention deficit disorder; children; hyperactivity; multidisciplinary; comorbities

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. CONCLUSION: This study suggests multiple interrelations between the scores of neuropsychological battery useful for detailed delimitation of the clinical profile of children with ADHD.