High-Resolution Brain SPECT Imaging in ADHD Export

@article{citeulike:1872015, abstract = {Children and adolescents with ADHD were evaluated with high-resolution brain SPECT imaging to determine if there were similarities between reported PET and QEEG findings. Fifty-four children and adolescents with ADHD by DSM-III-R and Conners Rating Scale criteria were evaluated. A non-ADHD control group was also studied with SPECT. Two brain SPECT studies were done on each group, a resting study and an intellectual stress study done while participants were doing a concentration task. Sixty-five percent of the ADHD group revealed decreased perfusion in the prefrontal cortex with intellectual stress, compared to only 5\% of the control group. These are findings consistent with PET and QEEG findings. Of the ADHD group who did not show decreased perfusion, two-thirds had markedly decreased activity in the prefrontal cortices at rest.}, author = {Amen, Daniel G. and Carmichael, Blake D.}, citeulike-article-id = {1872015}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026201218296}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1023/A:1026201218296}, journal = {Annals of Clinical Psychiatry}, keywords = {adhd, amen, spect}, month = {June}, number = {2}, pages = {81--86}, posted-at = {2007-11-06 06:06:00}, priority = {2}, title = {High-Resolution Brain SPECT Imaging in ADHD}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026201218296}, volume = {9}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1872015 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1872015 N2 - Children and adolescents with ADHD were evaluated with high-resolution brain SPECT imaging to determine if there were similarities between reported PET and QEEG findings. Fifty-four children and adolescents with ADHD by DSM-III-R and Conners Rating Scale criteria were evaluated. A non-ADHD control group was also studied with SPECT. Two brain SPECT studies were done on each group, a resting study and an intellectual stress study done while participants were doing a concentration task. Sixty-five percent of the ADHD group revealed decreased perfusion in the prefrontal cortex with intellectual stress, compared to only 5% of the control group. These are findings consistent with PET and QEEG findings. Of the ADHD group who did not show decreased perfusion, two-thirds had markedly decreased activity in the prefrontal cortices at rest. IS - 2 JF - Annals of Clinical Psychiatry EP - 86 TI - High-Resolution Brain SPECT Imaging in ADHD VL - 9 SP - 81 KW - adhd KW - amen KW - spect AU - Amen, Daniel AU - Carmichael, Blake PY - 1997/06/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026201218296 ER -