Frontal lobe functions in attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity: A review and research report

• Published in: Journal of abnormal child psychology Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 163 - 188
• Main Authors: Barkley, Russell A., Grodzinsky, Gail, DuPaul, George J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.04.1992; Plenum Press; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Attention - physiology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - physiopathology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology; Attention Deficit Disorders; Attention deficit disorders. Hyperactivity; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child clinical studies; Children & youth; Frontal Lobe - physiopathology; Humans; Hyperactivity; Learning Disabilities - diagnosis; Learning Disabilities - physiopathology; Learning Disabilities - psychology; Male; Medical sciences; Mood disorders; Motor Activity - physiology; Neurology; Neuropsychological Tests; Performance Tests; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Wechsler Scales; Human; Frontal lobe; Attentional disorder; Hyperactivity; Hyperactive child syndrome; Central nervous system; Aptitude test; Psychometrics; Review; Child; Neuropsychologia; Brain (vertebrata)

We review 22 neuropsychological studies of frontal lobe functions in children with attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity (ADD/+H, ADD/-H). Some measures presumed to assess frontal lobe dysfunctions were not reliably sensitive to the deficits occurring in either form of ADD. Tests...