2017
A double-blind randomized pilot trial comparing computerized cognitive exercises to Tetris in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Bikic A, Christensen TØ, Leckman JF, Bilenberg N, Dalsgaard S. A double-blind randomized pilot trial comparing computerized cognitive exercises to Tetris in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Nordic Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 71: 455-464. PMID: 28598701, DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2017.1328070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderComputerized cognitive exercisesCognitive exercisesHyperactivity disorderComputer game TetrisSignificant intra-group changesADHD symptom measuresSignificant group differencesLarge effect sizesDouble-blind randomized pilot trialBrain trainingSustained attentionCognitive testsGame TetrisMotivation questionnaireHome-based interventionGroup differencesSignificant beneficial effectRandomized pilot trialActive placeboIntra-group changesTetrisAdolescentsEffect sizeBeneficial effects
1998
Visual–Motor Integration Functioning in Children With Tourette Syndrome
Schultz RT, Carter AS, Gladstone M, Scahill L, Leckman JF, Peterson BS, Zhang H, Cohen DJ, Pauls D. Visual–Motor Integration Functioning in Children With Tourette Syndrome. Neuropsychology 1998, 12: 134-145. PMID: 9460741, DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.12.1.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeVisual-Motor Integration TestBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestUnaffected control childrenVisual-motor integration skillsVMI scoresControl childrenMotor outputMotor integrationDiagnostic group differencesGroup differencesSignificant predictorsChildrenSyndromeVisual inputNeuropsychological weaknesses