Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Clinical symptoms and performance on the continuous performance test in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between subtypes: a natural | Wang et al. BMC Psychiatry 2011 11 65 http 1471-244X 11 65 BMC Psychiatry RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Clinical symptoms and performance on the continuous performance test in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between subtypes a natural follow-up study for 6 months Liang-Jen Wang1 2 Yu-Shu Huang3 4 Yuan-Lin Chiang1 3 Chen-Cheng Hsiao1 3 Zong-Yi Shang1 and Chih-Ken Chen1 3 5 Abstract Background The aims of this study were to determine the time course of improvements in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD clinical symptoms and neurocognitive function in a realistic clinical setting and the differences in ADHD symptom improvement using different classifications of ADHD subtypes. Methods The Child Behavior Checklist CBCL was completed by parents of ADHD children at the initial visit. The computerized Continuous Performance Test CPT Swanson Nolan and Pelham and Version IV Scale for ADHD SNAP-IV and ADHD Rating Scale ADHD-RS were performed at baseline one month three months and six months later respectively. Patient care including drug therapy was performed at the discretion of the psychiatrist. The ADHD patients were divided into DSM-IV subtypes Inattentive Hyperactive-impulsive and Combined type and were additionally categorized into aggressive and non-aggressive subtypes by aggression scale in CBCL for comparisons. Results There were 50 ADHD patients with a mean age of years 15 of them were inattentive type 11 were hyperactive-impulsive type and 24 were combined type. In addition 28 of the ADHD patients were grouped into aggressive and 22 into non-aggressive subtypes. There were significant improvements in clinical symptoms of hyperactivity and inattention and impulsivity performance in CPT during the 6-month treatment. The clinical hyperactive symptoms were significantly different between ADHD patients sub-grouping both by DSM-IV and aggression. Non-aggressive patients had significantly greater changes in
