ROLE OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAME IN DIAGNOSIS OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPER ACTIVITY DISORDER | ||
Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||
Article 20, Volume 25, Issue 3, May 2019, Pages 439-446 PDF (233.62 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2019.30949 | ||
Authors | ||
Alaa Zidan Ibrahim; Mohammed Ahmed Talat; Usama Mahmoud Yossef; Amr Ibrahim Mohammed | ||
Abstract | ||
Introduction: Attention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD), is the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood, which is characterized by the presence of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity, EEG is the substrate of brain activity underlying cognition and behavior. Objective: To detect the abnormalities in the electroencephalogram (EEG) in patients with ADHD also to find the relation between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptom severity and results of EEG. Method: sixty patients of ADHD and 60 age and sex matched control were evaluated with EEG to detect abnormal waves. Results: Patients with ADHD show abnormal EEG results in the form of background slowing in3 patients (5%) and epileptiform discharge in 19 patients (32%) frontal slowing in 13 patients(22%) normal EEG in 25 patients (42%) . Conclusion: There is increased low frequency activity and decreased high frequency activity in children with ADHD, this may aid as an indicator in the diagnosis of ADHD | ||
Keywords | ||
ADHD; Epilepsy; Electroencephalogram EEG | ||
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