Volumetric MRI analysis comparing subjects having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with normal controls
NeurologyPublished 1 March 1997
Pauline A. Filipek, Margaret Semrud‐Clikeman, Ron Steingard, Perry F. Renshaw, David N. Kennedy, Joseph Biederman
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This study is the first to report localized hemispheric structural anomalies in ADHD, which are concordant with theoretical models of abnormal frontal-striatal and parietal function, and with possible differing morphologic substrates of response to stimulant medication.
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This study is the first to report localized hemispheric structural anomalies in ADHD, which are concordant with theoretical models of abnormal frontal-striatal and parietal function, and with possible differing morphologic substrates of response to stimulant medication.
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