A Naturalistic Assessment of the Motor Activity of Hyperactive Boys

Porrino, Linda J.

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1983.04390010091012

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“…Motor activity was automatically and continuously recorded for 24 hours per day for 3 to 5 days by methods previously reported (Wehr & Goodwin, 1981;Porrino et al, 1983). Motor activity was measured by an acceleration-sensitive device with a solid-state memory that stores data on the number of movements per unit time over a 64 hour period (Colburn et al, 1976).…”

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Caloric consumption and activity levels after weight recovery in anorexia nervosa: A prolonged delay in normalization

Kaye

Gwirtsman

George

et al. 1986

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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In the 2 to 6 weeks after completion of refeeding and termination of a weight restoration program, patients with anorexia nervosa required greater than normal caloric intake to maintain a stable weight and had elevated levels of activity. By contrast, such patients studied 6 months or longer after weight recovery had normal caloric intake and activity levels. The prolonged delay in normalization of caloric intake and activity is mirrored by the slow resolution to normal of the neuroendocrine dysregulation that characterizes this disorder. This suggests that treatment for weight maintenance in anorexia nervosa should be extended aggressively for months after the return of a healthy weight so as to restore normal neuroendocrine function and thereby enhance the likelihood of permanent recovery.

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Caloric consumption and activity levels after weight recovery in anorexia nervosa: A prolonged delay in normalization

Kaye

Gwirtsman

George

et al. 1986

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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“…In a situation-by-situation analysis, hyperactive children were most consistently and significantly more active than the controls during structured school activities [24]. Interestingly, a study conducted in Ontario has revealed that children with ADHD also had mathematical learning and reading disorders [11].…”

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children chronically exposed to high level of vehicular pollution

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“…Although actigraph data may be more time consuming to collect compared to questionnaire data, they provide technologically simple, objective activity level data (Eaton et al 1996), in a method that can be used over large periods of time and has been shown to be readily accepted by the majority of young people (Van Coevering et al 2005). Motion sensor data show good discrimination between ADHD and comparison groups (Inoue et al 1998;McGrath et al 2004;Teicher et al 1996), having indicated an activity level that is 25-30% higher in children with ADHD compared to controls (Porrino et al 1983b). Actigraphs can also detect changes in motor activity following drug treatment for ADHD (Porrino et al 1983a), although this can be dependent on circumstances, with situations requiring greater self regulation having the most discriminatory power (Dane et al 2000).…”

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“…Motion sensor data show good discrimination between ADHD and comparison groups (Inoue et al 1998;McGrath et al 2004;Teicher et al 1996), having indicated an activity level that is 25-30% higher in children with ADHD compared to controls (Porrino et al 1983b). Actigraphs can also detect changes in motor activity following drug treatment for ADHD (Porrino et al 1983a), although this can be dependent on circumstances, with situations requiring greater self regulation having the most discriminatory power (Dane et al 2000).…”

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High Heritability for a Composite Index of Children’s Activity Level Measures

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Despite the high heritability of children's activity level, which forms part of the core symptom domain of hyperactivity-impulsivity within attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there has only been a limited success with identifying candidate genes involved in its etiology. This may reflect a lack of understanding about the different measures used to define activity level across studies. We aimed to study the genetic and environmental etiology across three measures of activity level: parent and teacher ratings of hyperactivity-impulsivity and actigraph measurements, within a population-based sample of 463 7-9 year old twin pairs. We further examined ways in which the three measures could be combined for future molecular studies. Phenotypic correlations across measures were modest, but a common underlying phenotypic factor was highly heritable (92%); as was a simple aggregation of all three measurements (77%). This suggests that distilling what is common to all three measures may be a good method for generating a quantitative trait suitable for molecular studies of activity level in children. The high heritabilities found are encouraging in this respect.

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A Naturalistic Assessment of the Motor Activity of Hyperactive Boys

Cited by 285 publications

References 29 publications

Caloric consumption and activity levels after weight recovery in anorexia nervosa: A prolonged delay in normalization

Caloric consumption and activity levels after weight recovery in anorexia nervosa: A prolonged delay in normalization

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children chronically exposed to high level of vehicular pollution

High Heritability for a Composite Index of Children’s Activity Level Measures

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