SS 8-year-old girl with ADHD and Learning Disabilities
PRESENTING SYMPTOMS
Sleepwalks; walks in sleep Poor gross and fine motor control Stomach cramps High fevers; allergies Family history of epilepsy, hallucinatory migraines, depression, allergies, learning disabilities, and hyperactivity.
EEG TRAINING HISTORY
SESSION 6: Temperament more even. Less easily ruffled. Mother says she sleeps through the night. SESSION 12: Thinking makes Pacman go. SESSION 14: More even temperament. Mother: Cannot remember her score. SESSION 22: Able to work quietly and intently during session.
EEG OBSERVABLES:Large rhythmic theta; generally high amplitude EEG.
Retest performed after Session 22.
EEG TRAINING CONTINUING.
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R)
Verbal IQ: Prior to training = 112 After training = 139 Performance IQ: Prior to training = 98 After training = 123 Full Scale IQ: Prior to training = 105 After training = 134
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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