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Right Hemisphere Dysfunction in ADHD: Visual Hemispatial Inattention and Clinical Subtype.
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Sandson, Thomas A.; Bachna, Kristie J.; Morin, Mark D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
Adults (N=58) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and 29 age-and education-matched controls were evaluated for right hemisphere dysfunction. Findings support the concept of right hemisphere dysfunction in a subset of patients with ADHD, although this subset did not represent a distinct clinical subgroup in terms of medication response,…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Hyperactivity
Developmental Right-Hemisphere Syndrome: Clinical Spectrum of the Nonverbal Learning Disability.
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Gross-Tsur, Varda; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
This study reports clinical characteristics of developmental right-hemisphere syndrome, a nonverbal learning disability, in 20 children (mean age 9.5 years) who also manifested attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, graphomotor problems, and slow performance. Diagnostic criteria included emotional and interpersonal difficulties, paralinguistic…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Academic Achievement and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children with Left- or Right-Hemisphere Dysfunction.
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Branch, Walter B.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Twenty children with left or right hemisphere dysfunction and 10 controls were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation. Results provide limited support for the hypothesis that the right hemisphere subserves attention and concentration but not for the hypothesis that right-hemisphere deficits are more frequently associated with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders