| Literature DB >> 18609314 |
Ericka L Wodka1, Stewart H Mostofsky, Cristine Prahme, Jennifer C Gidley Larson, Christopher Loftis, Martha B Denckla, E Mark Mahone.
Abstract
To examine effects of group (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] versus Typically Developing [TD]), sex, and ADHD subtype on "process/optional" measures of executive functioning, children (n = 123; 54 ADHD, 69 TD) aged 8-16 completed subtests from the D-KEFS. No group, sex, or ADHD subtype effects were found on optional measures from the Trail Making, Color-Word Interference, and Tower tests. A significant interaction was found for Verbal Fluency Total Repetition Errors; boys with Combined/Hyperactive-Impulsive (ADHD-C/HI) type ADHD performed better than ADHD-C/HI girls, whereas girls with Inattentive type ADHD (ADHD-I) performed better than ADHD-I boys. Overall, children with ADHD did not differ from TD on most optional measures from the D-KEFS. When sex and ADHD subtype were considered, children with the subtype of ADHD less common for sex were at greater risk for poorer performance.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18609314 PMCID: PMC2575661 DOI: 10.1080/13854040701563583
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Neuropsychol ISSN: 1385-4046 Impact factor: 3.535