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Neuropediatrics 1984; 15(1): 28-32
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1052336
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Computer Analyzed EEG in Methylphenidate-Responsive Hyperactive Children

H. -Ch. Steinhausen , G.  Romahn , D.  Göbel
  • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology, Free University of Berlin, Platanenallee 23, D-1000 Berlin 19
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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

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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Hyperkinetic children - EEG-analysis - Drug-response