ROLE OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAME IN DIAGNOSIS OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPER ACTIVITY DISORDER

Zidan Ibrahim, Alaa; Ahmed Talat, Mohammed; Mahmoud Yossef, Usama; Ibrahim Mohammed, Amr

doi:10.21608/zumj.2019.30949

ROLE OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAME IN DIAGNOSIS OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPER ACTIVITY DISORDER

Document Type : Original Article

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10.21608/zumj.2019.30949

Abstract

Introduction: Attention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD), is the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood, which is characterized by the presence of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity, EEG is the substrate of brain activity underlying cognition and behavior.
Objective: To detect the abnormalities in the electroencephalogram (EEG) in patients with ADHD also to find the relation between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptom severity and results of EEG.
Method: sixty patients of ADHD and 60 age and sex matched control were evaluated with EEG to detect abnormal waves.
Results: Patients with ADHD show abnormal EEG results in the form of background slowing in3 patients (5%) and epileptiform discharge in 19 patients (32%) frontal slowing in 13 patients(22%) normal EEG in 25 patients (42%) .
Conclusion: There is increased low frequency activity and decreased high frequency activity in children with ADHD, this may aid as an indicator in the diagnosis of ADHD

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