Clinical Study
Methylphenidate Efficacy: Immediate versus Extended Release at Short Term in Mexican Children with ADHD Assessed by Conners Scale and EEG
| Item | Before | Significance (bilateral) | After | Significance (bilateral) | Parents | Teachers | Parents | Teachers |
| Oppositionism | 72.50 | 70.61 | 0.629 | 63.04 | 60.18 | 0.395 | Cognitive problems | 74.93 | 71.61 | 0.131 | 65.54 | 63.29 | 0.339 | Hyperactivity | 78.89 | 70.93 | 0.012 | 68.32 | 61.25 | 0.022 | Anxiety-timidity | 67.93 | 69.71 | 0.611 | 56.75 | 62.82 | 0.061 | Perfectionism | 64.36 | 57.04 | 0.038 | 55.07 | 54.00 | 0.738 | Social problems | 69.11 | 71.29 | 0.495 | 60.14 | 59.50 | 0.834 | Psychosomatics | 67.61 | .00 | 0.000 | 57.39 | .00 | 0.000 | Conners ADHD | 74.96 | 73.46 | 0.522 | 63.79 | 63.50 | 0.901 | CGI restless-impulsive | 75.21 | 71.86 | 0.209 | 64.21 | 61.64 | 0.244 | CGI emotional instability | 68.18 | 69.43 | 0.755 | 60.18 | 60.32 | 0.963 | CGI total | 75.04 | 73.43 | 0.572 | 64.21 | 62.32 | 0.410 | DSM IV inattentive | 74.11 | 70.86 | 0.146 | 63.61 | 62.82 | 0.735 | DSM IV hyperactive-impulsive | 79.29 | 68.86 | 0.001 | 68.29 | 59.04 | 0.003 | DSM IV total | 78.21 | 72.00 | 0.010 | 67.00 | 62.25 | 0.050 |
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