Electroencephalogram synchronization analysis for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children

Issue title: Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology – Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, 11–13 October 2013, Wuhan, China

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Liu, Tian^; | Lin, Pan^; | Chen, Yanni^{; ;} | Wang, Jue^{; ;}

Affiliations: The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. China | National Engineering Research Center of Health Care and Medical Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University Branch, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. China | Xi'an children's hospital, Xi'an, 710002, P.R. China

Note: [] Corresponding author. Address: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. China. Tel. /fax: +86-029-82663497. E-mail: juewang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.

Abstract: This study investigated the changes in synchronization of different electroencephalogram (EEG) bands in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children. EEG data were obtained from 13 children diagnosed with ADHD and 13 normal control children in the resting state. The statistical dependencies between each EEG channel were generated by calculating synchronization likelihood. The differences of synchronization between the ADHD and control groups were statistically evaluated. Overall, the synchronization was significantly higher in the ADHD group in the alpha and beta bands. The present study found that synchronization was significantly altered in the fast EEG bands in patients with ADHD. These findings may enhance our understanding for the relationship between ADHD and cerebral dysfunction.

Keywords: ADHD, EEG, synchronization likelihood

DOI: 10.3233/BME-130901

Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 1035-1039, 2014