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

Table 4

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

IR = immediate release.
ER = extended release.
Significance = .