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Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 14, No. 2, 88-97 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400206

Asymmetries in Brain Maturation and Behavioral Disturbances: Multivariate Electroencephalogram and P300 Studies

Montserrat Gerez, MD, PhD

Department of Neurophysiology, Hospital Español de México, Mexico City, Mexico, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Español de México, Mexico City, Mexico

Armando Tello, MD, PhD

Department of Neurophysiology, Hospital Español de México, Mexico City, Mexico

Carlos Serrano, MD

Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Español de México, Mexico City, Mexico

Rocio Ibarra, MS

Department of Psychology, Hospital Español de México, Mexico City, Mexico

Alejandro Mallet, MD

If behavior results from brain function, some evidence of dysfunction could be expected in children with major behavioral problems. Yet, neurophysiologic studies in these children are frequently normal. We hypothesized a relationship between maturational asymmetry and behavior, given the role of hemispheric imbalance in adult psychopathology. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether age-sensitive neurophysiologic measures could identify behaviorally relevant maturational asymmetries in otherwise healthy children. Ninety-five children were studied; reasons for testing were behavioral (19), academic (12), medical nonneurologic (16), and mixed (28), along with 20 control subjects. Academic, behavioral (Child Behavioral Checklist), and psychometric (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised; WISC-R) measures were analyzed in relation to four neurophysiologic parameters: P300 Latency, P300 Latency Asymmetry, Maturational Z-score, and Maturational Z-score Asymmetry, within a canonical design. The highest correlation was behavior with Maturational Z-score Asymmetry. Academic scores were predicted by the three-variable interaction of P300 Latency,Maturational Z-score, and Maturational Z-score Asymmetry. We concluded that behavior was strongly influenced by maturational asymmetry, while academic performance depended on both global maturation and maturational asymmetry. Our results suggest that behavioral disturbances can have a neural substrate despite apparently normal electroencephalograms (EEGs) and event-related potentials (ERPs). They open the possibility for specific therapeutic interventions to improve behavior and performance, and, perhaps, prevent major psychopathology in later life. (J Child Neurol 1999;14:88-97).


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