Long-term stability of electroencephalographic asymmetry and power in 3 to 9 year-old children
Long-term stability of electroencephalographic asymmetry and power in 3 to 9 year-old children
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2007.10.007
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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3
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George, Charles J.
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作者：
Vuga, Marike;Fox, Nathan A.;George, Charles J.
我们调查了两个年龄组的125名儿童（57名女孩和68名男孩），87名学龄前儿童（3至5岁）和38名学龄儿童（6至9岁）在0.6至3年的时间间隔内静息EEG不对称性和α频率范围内功率的重测稳定性。儿童来自父母有单相或双相抑郁症病史的家庭（36名女孩和43名男孩）或父母无抑郁症病史或任何其他精神疾病的对照家庭（21名女孩和25名男孩）。额叶EEG不对称稳定性为低至中度;组内相关性在睁眼条件下为0至0.48，在闭眼条件下为0.19至0.45。此外，顶叶EEG不对称性为低至中度;组内相关性在睁眼条件下为0.21至0.52，在闭眼条件下为0.27至0.72。脑电图不对称的稳定性与年龄、儿童性别或父母的情绪障碍史无关。额叶和顶叶EEG功率表现为中度至高度稳定。组内相关性在睁眼状态下为0.65 - 0.86，在闭眼状态下为0.52 - 0.90。虽然学龄前儿童和学龄儿童的脑电功率稳定性没有统计学显著差异，但学龄儿童的稳定性始终高于学龄前儿童。学龄儿童的稳定性接近成年人的稳定性。这些发现为额叶脑电不对称作为儿童时期特征标记的概念提供了部分支持。(c)2007 Elsevier B. V.保留所有权利。
We investigated the test-retest stability of resting EEG asymmetry and power in the alpha frequency range across a 0.6- to 3-year interval in 125 children (57 girls and 68 boys) for two age groups, 87 preschool children (3 to 5 year-olds) and 38 school-age children (6 to 9 year-olds). Children were from families with a parent's history of unipolar or bipolar depression (36 girls and 43 boys) or control families with no parent history of depression nor any other psychiatric disorder (21 girls and 25 boys). Frontal EEG asymmetry stability was low to moderate; intraclass correlations ranged from zero to 0.48 in the eyes-open condition, and from 0.19 to 0.45 in the eyes-closed condition. Also, parietal EEG asymmetry was low to moderate; intraclass correlations ranged from 0.21 to 0.52 in the eyes-open condition and from 0.27 to 0.72 in the eyes-closed condition. Stability of EEG asymmetry was not related to age, sex of the child, or parent's history of mood disorder. Frontal and parietal EEG power appeared moderately to highly stable. Intraclass correlations were between 0.65 and 0.86 in the eyes-open condition and between 0.52 and 0.90 in the eyes-closed condition. Although stability of EEG power was not statistical significantly different between preschool and school-age children, it consistently showed higher stability values in school-age children than in preschool children. Stability in school-age children approached values as has been reported for adults. The findings provide partial support to the concept of frontal EEG asymmetry as a trait marker in childhood. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.