Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures
Date Range
2019-02-20 - 2019-02-23
Event Location / Date(s)
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Presentation Date
2-21-2019
Document Type
Poster
ORCID ID
0000-0003-3888-5601
Description
Objective: The current study sought to determine whether ADHD Combined Type (ADHD-C) and ADHD Primarily Inattentive Type (ADHD-PI) showed differential regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) patterns in children vs. adults.
Participants and Methods: The overall sample (N=1484) was effectively split into four groups: adults with ADHD-PI (n=519), adults with ADHD-C (n=405), children with ADHD-PI (n=192), children with ADHD-C (n=368). All participants were void of bipolar, schizophrenia, autism, neurocognitive disorders, and TBI. The data were collected from a de-identified archival database of individuals who underwent SPECT scans at rest.
Results: Using αConclusions: Overall, the current study suggested that children may show rCBF differences between different ADHD subtypes, but adults may not. The current study did not find significance in any of the 17 brain regions examined when comparing adults with ADHD-C to adults with ADHD-PI. All significant findings were attributed to the children with ADHD-C group showing aberrant blood flow rate than at least one other group. Previous research has supported that the differentiation of these subtypes as distinctive disorders is difficult to make in adults (Sobanski et al., 2006). Other research has indicated the potential of imaging techniques to differentiate the two in children (Al-Amin, Zinchenko, & Geyer, 2018). The current findings support nuanced ways in which rCBF patterns of ADHD-C and ADHD-PI differ between children and adults.
NSUWorks Citation
Vitale, G. J.,
Tran, V.,
Amen, D.,
Willeumier, K.,
Taylor, D.,
Golden, C. J.
(2019). Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Patterns in Children vs. Adults with ADHD Combined and Inattentive Types: A SPECT Study. .
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facpresentations/4616