ERIC Number: EJ1440665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Mar
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
EISSN: EISSN-1557-1246
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Neural and Cognitive Predictors of Stimulant Treatment Efficacy in Medication-Naïve ADHD Adults: A Pilot Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
Yuwen Hung; Allison Green; Caroline Kelberman; Schuyler Gaillard; James Capella; Nicole Rudberg; John D. E. Gabrieli; Joseph Biederman; Mai Uchida
Journal of Attention Disorders, v28 n5 p936-944 2024
Objective: Stimulant medications are the main treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but overall treatment efficacy in adults has less than a 60% response rate. This study aimed to identify neural and cognitive markers predictive of longitudinal improvement in response to stimulant treatment in drug-naïve adults with ADHD. Method: We used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and executive function measures with 36 drug-naïve adult ADHD patients in a prospective study design. Results: Structural connectivity (measured by fractional anisotropy, FA) in striatal regions correlated with ADHD clinical symptom improvement following stimulant treatment (amphetamine or methylphenidate) in better medication responders. A significant positive correlation was also found between working memory performance and stimulant-related symptom improvement. Higher pre-treatment working memory scores correlated with greater response. Conclusion: These findings provide evidence of pre-treatment neural and behavioral markers predictive of longitudinal treatment response to stimulant medications in adults with ADHD. (J. of Att. Dis. 2024; 28(5) 936-944)
Descriptors: Stimulants, Drug Therapy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adults, Predictor Variables, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness, Executive Function, Neurology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Correlation, Short Term Memory
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1K23MH12266701
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