EEG Brain Wave Activity at Rest and during Evoked Attention in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Effects of Methylphenidate

In research about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) there is growing interest in evaluating cortical activation and using neurofeedback in interventions. This paper presents a case study using monopolar electroencephalogram recording (brain mapping known as MiniQ) for subsequent use in an intervention with neurofeedback for a 10-year-old girl presenting predominantly inattentive ADHD. A total of 75 training sessions were performed, and brain wave activity was assessed before and after the intervention. The results indicated post-treatment benefits in the beta wave (related to a higher level of concentration) and in the theta/beta ratio, but not in the theta wave (related to higher levels of drowsiness and distraction). These instruments may be beneficial in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD.

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Development of Audio and Visual Attention Assessment System in Combination with Brain Wave Instrument: Apply to Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing - Genetic and Evolutionary Computing ◽

10.1007/978-981-10-6487-6_19 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 153-161

Author(s):

Chin-Ling Chen ◽

Yung-Wen Tang ◽

Yong-Feng Zhou ◽

Yue-Xun Chen

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Visual Attention ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Assessment System ◽

Brain Wave ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder

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Sleep EEG slow-wave activity in medicated and unmedicated children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Translational Psychiatry ◽

10.1038/s41398-019-0659-3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Melanie Furrer ◽

Valeria Jaramillo ◽

Carina Volk ◽

Maya Ringli ◽

Robert Aellen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Gray Matter ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Stimulant Medication ◽

Wave Activity ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Synaptic Density ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Gray Matter Volumes

AbstractSlow waves (1–4.5 Hz) are the most characteristic oscillations of deep non-rapid eye movement sleep. The EEG power in this frequency range (slow-wave activity, SWA) parallels changes in cortical connectivity (i.e., synaptic density) during development. In patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), prefrontal cortical development was shown to be delayed and global gray matter volumes to be smaller compared to healthy controls. Using data of all-night recordings assessed with high-density sleep EEG of 50 children and adolescents with ADHD (mean age: 12.2 years, range: 8–16 years, 13 female) and 86 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (mean age: 12.2 years, range: 8–16 years, 23 female), we investigated if ADHD patients differ in the level of SWA. Furthermore, we examined the effect of stimulant medication. ADHD patients showed a reduction in SWA across the whole brain (−20.5%) compared to healthy controls. A subgroup analysis revealed that this decrease was not significant in patients who were taking stimulant medication on a regular basis at the time of their participation in the study. Assuming that SWA directly reflects synaptic density, the present findings are in line with previous data of neuroimaging studies showing smaller gray matter volumes in ADHD patients and its normalization with stimulant medication.

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Topography of sleep slow wave activity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Cortex ◽

10.1016/j.cortex.2012.07.007 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 340-347 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Maya Ringli ◽

Soraya Souissi ◽

Salomé Kurth ◽

Daniel Brandeis ◽

Oskar G. Jenni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Slow Wave ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Wave Activity ◽

Slow Wave Activity ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder

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Omnidirectional robot for the diagnosis of the attention deficit

Visión electrónica ◽

10.14483/22484728.15800 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 177-184

Author(s):

Richard Camilo Bravo Angarita ◽

Ivan Fernando Vargas Ochoa ◽

Cesar Augusto Peña Cortes

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Brain Wave ◽

Statistical Manual ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽

Brain Interface ◽

The Individual ◽

Design For Children

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) occurs in 16% of the Colombian student population and estimates that between 30-70% of these children continue to show symptoms in adulthood. Thus, a tool is proposed for the professional to support his diagnosis according to the criteria offered by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DMS). An omnidirectional platform is implemented, striking for its design, for children, adolescents and that becomes a concentration challenge for adults.With an Electroencephalography (EEG) helmet a brain wave reading is made; with the help of a Computer Brain Interface (BCI) you can have the reading of facial gestures, having said reading is implemented to control the omnidirectional platform, with the same BCI you also have the reading of concentration, stress, excitation, etc. of individuals; Thus, the professional in the area can support his diagnosis according to several factors, such as: EEG interpretation, emotional data (concentration, stress, excitement ...), and the observation of the individual. The evaluation of the patient makes the health professional, generating some challenges to overcome the platform and interpreting the different data according to their professional criteria.

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