Clinical Study
Methylphenidate Efficacy: Immediate versus Extended Release at Short Term in Mexican Children with ADHD Assessed by Conners Scale and EEG
| Item | Parents IR | Parents ER | Significance | Teachers IR | Teachers ER | Significance |
| Oppositionism | 76.07 | 68.38 | 0.104 | 73.87 | 66.85 | 0.267 | Cognitive problems | 75.93 | 73.77 | 0.517 | 69.87 | 73.62 | 0.195 | Hyperactivity | 80.13 | 77.46 | 0.461 | 71.80 | 69.92 | 0.716 | Anxiety-timidity | 71.53 | 63.77 | 0.167 | 67.80 | 71.92 | 0.342 | Perfectionism | 68.93 | 59.08 | 0.045 | 55.33 | 59.00 | 0.455 | Social problems | 70.00 | 68.08 | 0.647 | 73.87 | 68.31 | 0.261 | Psychosomatics | 69.80 | 65.08 | 0.430 | .00 | .00 | 0.000 | Conners ADHD | 75.87 | 73.92 | 0.544 | 71.87 | 75.31 | 0.331 | CGI restless-impulsive | 77.27 | 72.85 | 0.243 | 71.40 | 72.38 | 0.799 | CGI emotional instability | 73.07 | 62.54 | 0.031 | 68.27 | 70.77 | 0.696 | CGI total | 78.20 | 71.38 | 0.073 | 72.47 | 74.54 | 0.630 | DSM IV inattentive | 73.87 | 74.38 | 0.877 | 69.67 | 72.23 | 0.401 | DSM IV hyperactive-impulsive | 80.67 | 77.69 | 0.427 | 68.67 | 69.08 | 0.935 | DSM IV total | 78.93 | 77.38 | 0.621 | 71.00 | 73.15 | 0.550 |
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