Characteristics of executive function in two subtypes of boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

YANG Bin-rang; CHEN Xiao-wen; ZHANG Min; PENG Gang; ZHANG Lin-lin

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2011, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (12) : 1084-1087.

Characteristics of executive function in two subtypes of boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

YANG Bin-rang,CHEN Xiao-wen,ZHANG Min,PENG Gang,ZHANG Lin-lin

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【Objective】 To explore the characteristics of executive function in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly inattentive subtype (ADHD-IT) and ADHD combined subtype (ADHD). 【Method】 Seventy-six boys with ADHD-CT, 15 boys with ADHD-IT and 54 healthy control subjects performed inhibition functions (Go/no-go task, Stroop color-word test,stop signal task) and working memory functions (digits forward, digits backward, Corsi block recall and visual spatial n-back). 【Results】 1) ADHD groups performed significantly worse than healthy controls did in Go/no-go task, Stroop color-word test, digits backward, and Corsi block recall. After controlling for age, grade and full-scale intelligence quotient (FIQ), the results remained unchanged.2)There were no significant differences in all tasks between ADHD-CT and ADHD-IT subtypes. 【Conclusion】 The results suggest that boys with ADHD showed deficit in executive function. The pattern of deficit in executive function between ADHD-CT and ADHD-IT subtypes is similar to each other.

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / executive function / response inhibition / working memory

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YANG Bin-rang,CHEN Xiao-wen,ZHANG Min,PENG Gang,ZHANG Lin-lin. Characteristics of executive function in two subtypes of boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2011, 19(12): 1084-1087

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