Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
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10.29252/nrip.irj
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2011
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Visuo-Spatial Attention in ADHD Children: Investigating the Asymmetry
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Original Research Articles
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objectives:</strong> The purpose of the present study was comparing visuo-spatial attention between children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-Inattentive (ADHD-I) type and normal children.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study fifteen (7-10 years of age) children were classified with ADHD-I type and 15 normal children were matched for age, sex, and IQ. They were selected trough simple random sampling. Measurement tools were Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children 4th edition (WISC-IV), the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory and the Star Cancellation Test.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results:</strong> The results suggest that there is no significant difference between ADHD-I and normal children from the visuo-spatial standpoint (P>0.05). But three ADHD-I children exhibited signs of unilateral neglect.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Discussion:</strong> Although, in this study the visuo-spatial attention was not different between ADHD-I group and normal group, considering this form of attention as an item in assessment and therapeutic interventions should not be neglected.</p>
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Visuo-spatial attention, Unilateral neglect
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http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-49&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Faranak
Aliabadi
1800319475328460010031
1800319475328460010031
Yes
Faculty of Rehabilitation Siences,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Khatereh
Borhani
khatereh.bo@gmail.com
1800319475328460010032
1800319475328460010032
No
Faculty of Rehabilitation Siences,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi
Alizadeh
1800319475328460010033
1800319475328460010033
No
Faculty of Rehabilitation Siences,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nasrin
Amiri
1800319475328460010034
1800319475328460010034
No
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.