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QEEG profiles in developmental disorders.

Conditions
developmental disorders
brainontwikkelingsstoornissen
ASS (Autisme Spectrum Stoornis)
hersenen.
ADHD
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
QEEG
Registration Number
NL-OMON24766
Lead Sponsor
VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, The Netherlands
Brief Summary

`Effects of a restricted elimination diet on the behaviour of children with attention/deficit hyperactivity disorder )INCA study: a randomised controlled trial`<br> Lidy M.Pelser et al. The Lancet, Volume 377, Issue 9764, Pages 494/503, 5 February 2011.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
110
Inclusion Criteria

1. Boys between 6 and 12 years with the diagnosis of ADHD or ASD conform DSM-IV criteria, with or without co-morbidities like Gilles de la Tourette, DCD or dyslexia;

2. Control group of healthy boys between 6 and 12 years.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with organic brain-defects, epilepsy, migraine, other psychiatric disorders than developmental disorders and children with influenza or fever;

2. Besides the boys in the control group should not have a developmental disorder.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
QEEG-signals of twenty electrodes, measured as the average contribution in microvolt of each frequency band on each electrode in four different conditions.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
QEEG-signals in boys with ADHD, measured on a day with methylphenidate medication and on a day without, compared with their behavioural characteristics as measured by the ADHD-Rating Scale.
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