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SH: 8-year-old boy with ADHD, Oppositional behavior

PRESENTING SYMPTOMS:
Abusive to animals
Chronic liar
Impulsive
Depressed
Chronic Ear infections
Strong family history of ADHD, asthma, allergies,
other immune problems, depression

GIFTED

MEDICATIONS
Ritalin, during school

EEG TRAINING HISTORY
RESISTANT to training until tangible reward system was initiated at SESSION 23.

SESSION 24: Able to sit quietly during training
SESSION 30: Good report for in-seat behavior
SESSION 33: Many Excellent reports from school the last 2 weeks
SESSION 40: Warmer and more responsive emotionally with staff
SESSION 42: Good grades on report card from school. Teacher reports 25 % improvement in behavior.

SH still showing resistance to the training; feels he-s OK and does not need it.

EEG TRAINING CONTINUING AT SESSION 60.

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R)
Verbal IQ: Prior to training = 141 After training = 155
Performance IQ: Prior to training = 128 After training = 147
Full Scale IQ: Prior to training = 139 After training = 156

Figure 1. WISC-R data before and after EEG biofeedback training

EEG training was conducted with EEG Spectrum's standard Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) protocols of augmentation in either the sensorimotor rhythm (SMR, 12-15 Hz) spectral band, or the low beta (15-18 Hz) spectral band, concurrently with inhibition of excessive activity in the 4-7 Hz band and the 22-30 Hz band, typically at sensorimotor cortex (Cz, C3, and C4). Each training sessions consisted of 30 minutes on a Neurocybernetics instrument.

Updated June 1998

 

 
 

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