Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 78(4): 193-198, 2020 04.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the ways of evaluating arithmetic skills in Brazilian children with ADHD by combining three validated neuropsychological tests and determining whether they are sensitive to the methylphenidate treatment.METHODS:
Forty-two children (9â12 years old) participated in the present study 20 were children with ADHD (DSM-IV) and 22 were age-matched controls. A classification criterion was used for each test separately and one, for their combination to detect the presence of arithmetic difficulties at two time points baseline (time 1); and when children with ADHD were taking 0.3â0.5 mg/kg of methylphenidate (time 2). The study also assessed children's subtraction performance, combining parts of these tests.RESULTS:
Separately, the tests were only sensitive to differences between groups without medication. However, by combining the three neuropsychological tests, we observed a difference and detected a reduction in arithmetic difficulties associated with the methylphenidate treatment. The same effects were found in subtraction exercises, which require a borrowing procedure.CONCLUSIONS:
The present study detected arithmetic difficulties in Brazilian children with ADHD and the effects of methylphenidate. Given this improvement in sensitivity, combining tests could be a promising alternative when working with limited samples.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtorno do Deficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade
Limite:
Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil