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Changes of Heart Rate Variability during Methylphenidate Treatment in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Children: A 12-Week Prospective Study

Authors
Kim, Hayeon JenniferYang, JaewonLee, Moon-Soo
Issue Date
1-9월-2015
Publisher
YONSEI UNIV COLL MEDICINE
Keywords
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; heart rate variability; methylphenidate; autonomic nervous system
Citation
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, v.56, no.5, pp.1365 - 1371
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Journal Title
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume
56
Number
5
Start Page
1365
End Page
1371
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/92514
DOI
10.3349/ymj.2015.56.5.1365
ISSN
0513-5796
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rating scales and to evaluate the usefulness of heart rate variability (HRV) as a psychophysiological biomarker for ADHD. Materials and Methods: Subjects were recruited from outpatients in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Korea University Medical Center from August 2007 to December 2010. Subjects received methylphenidate. Time- and frequency-domain analyses of HRV, the Korean ADHD rating scale (K-ARS), and computerized ADHD diagnostic system were evaluated before treatment. After a 12-week period of medication administration, we repeated the HRV measurements and K-ARS rating. Results: Eighty-six subjects were initially enrolled and 37 participants completed the 12-week treatment and HRV measurements subsequent to the treatment. Significant correlations were found between the K-ARS inattention score and some HRV parameters. All of the HRV parameters, except the standard deviations of the normal-to-normal interval, very low frequency, and low frequency to high frequency, showed a significant positive correlation between baseline and endpoint measures in completers. High frequency (HF) and the square root of the mean squared differences of successive normal-to-normal intervals (RMSSD), which are related to parasympathetic vagal tone, showed significant decreases from baseline to endpoint. Conclusion: The HRV test was shown to be reproducible. The decrease in HF and RMSSD suggests that parasympathetic dominance in ADHD can be altered by methylphenidate treatment. It also shows the possibility that HRV parameters can be used as psychophysiological markers in the treatment of ADHD.
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