Journal
PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
Volume 111, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110340
Keywords
ADHD; TMS-EEG; Stop signal; Inhibition; Right prefrontal cortex
Funding
- MAGNET pro-gram of the Israeli OCS as part of the Brain Stimulation and Monitoring Technique (BSMT) consortium
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This study introduces a neurophysiological diagnostic tool based on brain region relevant to ADHD, revealing a correlation between right PFC excitability and ADHD severity. Results show reduced brain responses in ADHD patients and a diagnostic model based on cortical activity.
Objective: Here we bring a neurophysiological diagnostic tool, based on pathophysiologically-relevant brain region, that is critical for reducing the variability between clinicians, and necessary for quantitative measures of ADHD severity. Methods: 54 healthy and 57 ADHD adults participated in the study. Electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded when combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the right prefrontal cortex and also recorded during the Stop Signal task. Results: TMS evoked potentials (TEPs) and the event related potential (ERP) components in the Stop Signal task were found to be significantly reduced in ADHD relative to the matched healthy controls. Stop signal reaction time (SSRT) and stopping accuracy was found to correlate with the ERP signal, and ADHD severity correlated with the TEP signal. Cortical activity (early TEP and Stop Signal ERP) diagnostic model yielded accuracy of 72%. Conclusion: TEPs and ERPs reveal that right PFC excitability was associated with ADHD severity, and with behavioral impulsivity & ndash; as a hallmark of ADHD pathology. This electrophysiological biomarker supports the potential of objective diagnosis for ADHD. Significance: Such tools would allow better assessment of treatment efficacy and prognosis, may advance understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease and better the publics attitudes and stigma towards ADHD. Trial Registration: Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of the HLPFC Coil Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System in Treating Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Adults, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/ show/NCT01737476, ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT01737476
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