Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 183, Issue 1 , Pages 75-84 , 30 July 2010

Impairment of fronto-striatal and parietal cerebral networks correlates with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) psychopathology in adults — A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study

  • Marc F. Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Neurocentre, Institute for Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Neurocentre – Saarland University Hospital, Building 90.3, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany. Tel.: +49 6841 1626350; fax: +49 6841 1626335.
    • Present address: Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Centre of Excellence for Neuropsychiatry; 5803 AC Venray, The Netherlands.
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  • Christoph M. Krick

      Affiliations

    • Neurocentre, Department of Neuroradiology, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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  • Wolfgang Retz

      Affiliations

    • Neurocentre, Institute for Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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  • Georges Hengesch

      Affiliations

    • Neurocentre, Institute for Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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  • Petra Retz-Junginger

      Affiliations

    • Neurocentre, Institute for Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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  • Wolfgang Reith

      Affiliations

    • Neurocentre, Department of Neuroradiology, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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  • Michael Rösler

      Affiliations

    • Neurocentre, Institute for Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

Received 11 February 2008 ,Revised 24 November 2009 ,Accepted 8 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.04.005

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 183, Issue 1 , Pages 75-84 , 30 July 2010

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