The study examined the prevalence and characteristics of hyperactive behaviors in a sample of 64 learning disabled and 12 minimal brain-damaged children (mean age 81 months). Ss were evaluated by their teachers on 11 categories of behavior. (Author/PHR)

This article reviews various models in the neurological conceptualization of attention deficit disorder (ADD), with and without hyperactivity. It discusses neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neurophysiological perspectives on ADD. (Author/DB)

Summarized are three articles concerned with research on neurological aspects of learning disabilities entitled "Anomia-A Case of Pathological Verbal Dominance;""Brain--Right Hemisphere--Man's So Called 'Minor Hemisphere;""Neurology-A Special Neurological Examination of Children with Learning Disabilities". (DB)

Describes the characteristics of a child with Minimal Brain Dysfunction. Then explains how a goal can be set with such a child and tasks established to move the child toward the goal without losing momentum because of a school vacation. (EJT)

Six children (mean age 10 years) with minimal brain dysfunction learned to regulate their behavior for themselves and showed less disturbed behavior, increased on-task behavior and better mathematics performance under conditions of self control. (CL)

Speeches presented at the international convention of the Council for Exceptional Children in Chicago, 1970 are reported. Papers are concerned with medical views of children with minimal brain dysfunction by C. Arden Miller, medical intervention in maladaptive classroom behavior by Kenneth Zike, medical intervention and the pediatrician's role in…

Presented in this paper are findings from research and clinical work conducted over the past seven years that support the following conclusions: "Labels are Useless," which discusses the research in relation to using labels to identify children and concludes that the issue is not the accuracy of the labels--a label is as accurate as its definition…

The study compared the efficacy, side effects, and safety of magnesium pemoline (Cylert) and destroamphetamine (Dexedrine) as compared with placebo. Subjects were 81 children, ages 6-12 years, who evidenced one or more signs of minimal brain dysfunction, and were referred with major complaints of hyperactivity, short attention span,…

Reported was a program designed to explore the remediation of motor problems among minimally brain damaged children. In an initial testing session the children were exposed to a six category test of gross motor functioning, the first part of the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception, a self concept test, a games choice test, and other…

Available from: C. V. Mosby Company 11830 Westline Industrial Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63141 The research review examines evidence suggesting a biochemical basis for minimal brain dysfunction (MBD), which includes both a relationship between MBD and metabolic abnormalities and a significant genetic influence on the disorder in children. (IM)

Six elementary schools from urban, suburban, and mountain areas of Beijing were screened with a standardized questionnaire and each suspected case was interviewed to determine whether diagnostic criteria were met for attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity. The minimal brain disfunction prevalence rate was 3.1 in the urban, 7.8 in the…