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Distinct EEG patterns within ADHD.

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Clarke and colleagues · 2001

Distinct EEG patterns within ADHD.

What the study found

Researchers identified three EEG-defined clusters among children with ADHD. The groups differed in their balance of slow- and fast-frequency activity, showing that children sharing a diagnosis can have different electrical activity patterns.

What this tells us

Quantitative EEG can reveal physiological differences that a symptom label alone does not describe.

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Research reference

Clarke and colleagues · 2001. EEG-defined subtypes of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology, 112, 2098–2105.

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