Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD
Abstract Objective: To compare the ways of evaluating arithmetic skills in Brazilian children with ADHD by combining three validated neuropsychological tests and determining whether they are sensitive to the methylphenidate treatment. Methods: Forty-two children (9‒12 years old) participated in...
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| author | Angelo R. T. REZENDE Sandra P. PACHECO Sulamy C. C. BRANCO Rosangela D. C. FERNANDES Carla R. BOLDRINI Ulysses DORIA FILHO Paulo R. BAZÁN Edson AMARO JUNIOR Umbertina Conti REED Erasmo Barbante CASELLA |
| author_facet | Angelo R. T. REZENDE Sandra P. PACHECO Sulamy C. C. BRANCO Rosangela D. C. FERNANDES Carla R. BOLDRINI Ulysses DORIA FILHO Paulo R. BAZÁN Edson AMARO JUNIOR Umbertina Conti REED Erasmo Barbante CASELLA |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To compare the ways of evaluating arithmetic skills in Brazilian children with ADHD by combining three validated neuropsychological tests and determining whether they are sensitive to the methylphenidate treatment. Methods: Forty-two children (9‒12 years old) participated in the present study: 20 were children with ADHD (DSM-IV) and 22 were age-matched controls. A classification criterion was used for each test separately and one, for their combination to detect the presence of arithmetic difficulties at two time points: baseline (time 1); and when children with ADHD were taking 0.3‒0.5 mg/kg of methylphenidate (time 2). The study also assessed children’s subtraction performance, combining parts of these tests. Results: Separately, the tests were only sensitive to differences between groups without medication. However, by combining the three neuropsychological tests, we observed a difference and detected a reduction in arithmetic difficulties associated with the methylphenidate treatment. The same effects were found in subtraction exercises, which require a borrowing procedure. Conclusions: The present study detected arithmetic difficulties in Brazilian children with ADHD and the effects of methylphenidate. Given this improvement in sensitivity, combining tests could be a promising alternative when working with limited samples. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7780a68eff434b5dbb68d7a3d3d7be392025-08-20T02:07:10ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272020-03-0178419319810.1590/0004-282x20190178Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHDAngelo R. T. REZENDEhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5927-3412Sandra P. PACHECOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2227-8172Sulamy C. C. BRANCORosangela D. C. FERNANDEShttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-5450Carla R. BOLDRINIhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7329-4965Ulysses DORIA FILHOPaulo R. BAZÁNhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2202-0494Edson AMARO JUNIORhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5889-1382Umbertina Conti REEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7014-0349Erasmo Barbante CASELLAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0834-9664Abstract Objective: To compare the ways of evaluating arithmetic skills in Brazilian children with ADHD by combining three validated neuropsychological tests and determining whether they are sensitive to the methylphenidate treatment. Methods: Forty-two children (9‒12 years old) participated in the present study: 20 were children with ADHD (DSM-IV) and 22 were age-matched controls. A classification criterion was used for each test separately and one, for their combination to detect the presence of arithmetic difficulties at two time points: baseline (time 1); and when children with ADHD were taking 0.3‒0.5 mg/kg of methylphenidate (time 2). The study also assessed children’s subtraction performance, combining parts of these tests. Results: Separately, the tests were only sensitive to differences between groups without medication. However, by combining the three neuropsychological tests, we observed a difference and detected a reduction in arithmetic difficulties associated with the methylphenidate treatment. The same effects were found in subtraction exercises, which require a borrowing procedure. Conclusions: The present study detected arithmetic difficulties in Brazilian children with ADHD and the effects of methylphenidate. Given this improvement in sensitivity, combining tests could be a promising alternative when working with limited samples.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/anp/v78n4/1678-4227-anp-0004-282x20190178.pdfmath testarithmetic difficultieslearning disabilitiesADHDmethylphenidate |
| spellingShingle | Angelo R. T. REZENDE Sandra P. PACHECO Sulamy C. C. BRANCO Rosangela D. C. FERNANDES Carla R. BOLDRINI Ulysses DORIA FILHO Paulo R. BAZÁN Edson AMARO JUNIOR Umbertina Conti REED Erasmo Barbante CASELLA Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria math test arithmetic difficulties learning disabilities ADHD methylphenidate |
| title | Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD |
| title_full | Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD |
| title_fullStr | Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD |
| title_short | Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD |
| title_sort | combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with adhd |
| topic | math test arithmetic difficulties learning disabilities ADHD methylphenidate |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/anp/v78n4/1678-4227-anp-0004-282x20190178.pdf |
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