Clinical Study

Methylphenidate Efficacy: Immediate versus Extended Release at Short Term in Mexican Children with ADHD Assessed by Conners Scale and EEG

Table 2


Parents ERTeachers ER
Conners (before)Conners (after)Conners (before)Conners (after)
MeanStandard errorMeanStandard errorMeanStandard errorMeanStandard error

Oppositionism68.383.52259.853.8610.00566.854.88357.923.3430.004
Cognitive problems73.772.82766.692.9600.00573.621.24364.151.7500.000
Hyperactivity77.462.64567.003.2580.00369.924.20261.923.4800.063
Anxiety, timidity63.774.44256.004.4860.00171.923.34863.623.6800.018
Perfectionism59.084.00251.383.7480.00159.004.10354.383.7190.207
Social problems68.083.10457.383.2530.00968.313.42656.082.8940.002
Psychosomatics65.084.05557.383.4470.074
Conners ADHD73.922.70263.312.4660.00075.312.84165.853.0440.025
CGI restless-impulsive72.853.00261.692.2630.00172.383.02563.463.0540.033
CGI emotional instability62.543.73856.692.5020.15170.774.14758.383.1670.024
CGI total71.382.94961.082.2880.00174.543.15362.852.7290.005
DSM IV inattentive74.382.74264.923.0290.00472.232.02364.381.9200.003
DSM IV hyperactive-impulsive77.692.74466.853.4250.00369.084.03459.773.5230.021
DSM IV total77.382.49067.003.1320.00273.152.93763.852.6060.008

ER = extended release.
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