Quantitative Electroencephalography As A Diagnostic Aid For Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have alterations in their brain wave patterns that can be measured by quantitative electroencephalography (EEG). A commercially available system, the Neuropsychiatric EEG-based ADHD Assessment Aid, measures the resting theta/beta ratio of the electroencephalogram. This technology is being evaluated to aid in the diagnosis of ADHD in adolescents and children for whom there is a clinical suspicion of ADHD. Quantitative EEG is also being evaluated to aid in the diagnosis of other disorders such as in individuals with cognitive impairment (eg, dementia) and autism spectrum disorder. This evidence review does not address the use of quantitative EEG in epilepsy or emergent intraoperative settings.