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Computer analyzed EEG in methylphenidate-responsive hyperactive children.

H C Steinhausen·G Romahn·D Göbel
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Computer-based analyses of the EEG-records were performed in 18 hyperkinetic children. Thirteen of these patients displayed a positive response to clinical treatment with methylphenidate. Discriminant analyses of native EEG-records and differences between the spectrums from the EEG with and without medication made it possible to properly classify 73.3 or 80%, respectively, of all patients. Even based on a relatively small sample it is possible to make predictions as to the effectivity of stimulant treatment solely on the basis of EEG-findings.

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H C Steinhausen, G Romahn, D Göbel. 1984. Computer analyzed EEG in methylphenidate-responsive hyperactive children.. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1052336

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