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Cognitive and neurophysiological markers of ADHD persistence and remission

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Cheung, Celeste H. M., Rijsdijk, Fruhling, McLoughlin, Gráinne, Brandeis, Daniel, Banaschewski, Tobias, Asherson, Philip, Kuntsi, Jonna·2016·British Journal of Psychiatry

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Background: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) persists in around two-thirds of individuals in adolescence and early adulthood. Aims: To examine the cognitive and neurophysiological processes underlying the persistence or remission of ADHD. Method: Follow-up data were obtained from 110 young people with childhood ADHD and 169 controls on cognitive, electroencephalogram frequency, event-related potential (ERP) and actigraph movement measures after 6 years. Results: ADHD persisters differed from remitters on preparation-vigilance measures (contingent negative variation, delta activity, reaction time variability and omission errors), IQ and actigraph count, but not on executive control measures of inhibition or working memory (nogo-P3 amplitudes, commission errors and digit span backwards). Conclusions: Preparation-vigilance measures were markers of remission, improving concurrently with ADHD symptoms, whereas executive control measures were not sensitive to ADHD persistence/remission. For IQ, the present and previous results combined suggest a role in moderating ADHD outcome. These findings fit with previously identified aetiological separation of the cognitive impairments in ADHD. The strongest candidates for the development of non-pharmacological interventions involving cognitive training and neurofeedback are the preparation-vigilance processes that were markers of ADHD remission.

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    “Decreased arousal could be another possible underlying mechanism of impaired CV under guanfacine, since hypo-arousal has been associated with RTV (80, 81).”

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    The Discussion links RTV-related measures to an arousal-attention model and discusses bottom-up arousal regulation. It does not specifically report an association between hypo-arousal and RTV; it also says the observed pattern does not fit the arousal-regulation model’s predictions for ADHD persistence and remission. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.70)

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    “These studies have identified childhood risk factors associated with a more persistent course, including higher levels of symptoms, comorbid oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD), lower IQ, and family socioeconomic disadvantage.”

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Authors
Cheung, C. H. M., Rijsdijk, F., McLoughlin, G., Brandeis, D., Banaschewski, T., Asherson, P., & Kuntsi, J.
Affiliations
King's College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Kuntsi, Jonna
Venue
British Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2016-06
Volume
208
Issue
6
Pages
548-555
ISSN
  • 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1465
OpenAlex
W1828299506
Cited by
146
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
FWCI
12.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Funders
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Action Medical Research (GN1777)
  • Vifor Pharma
  • Medical Research Council (MR/N013182/1, G0300189, R01MH062873)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH062873)
  • Cilag
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD persistence, contingent negative variation, delta oscillations, reaction time variability, omission errors, executive function, Nogo-P3, IQ, EEG frequency, event-related potentials, cognitive training, neurofeedback, early adulthood
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Arousal, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Remission, Spontaneous, Disease Progression, Siblings, Actigraphy, Executive Function

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