Altered white matter tract property related to impaired focused attention, sustained attention, cognitive impulsivity and vigilance in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder | Zendy

HueyLing Chiang | Zendy; Yu-Jen Chen | Zendy; YuChun Lo | Zendy; WenYih Isaac Tseng | Zendy; Susan ShurFen Gau | Zendy

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Altered white matter tract property related to impaired focused attention, sustained attention, cognitive impulsivity and vigilance in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Author(s) -

HueyLing Chiang,

Yu-Jen Chen,

YuChun Lo,

WenYih Isaac Tseng,

Susan ShurFen Gau

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of psychiatry and neuroscience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1488-2434

pISSN - 1180-4882

DOI - 10.1503/jpn.140106

Subject(s) - vigilance (psychology) , impulsivity , cognition , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , attention deficits , psychology , executive functions , attention deficit , attention deficit disorder , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry

The neural substrate for clinical symptoms and neuropsychological performance in individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has rarely been studied and has yielded inconsistent results. We sought to compare the microstructural property of fibre tracts associated with the prefrontal cortex and its association with ADHD symptoms and a wide range of attention performance in youth with ADHD and healthy controls.

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