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Technique for diagnosing attention deficit disorder

US6394963B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2000
Grant dateMay 28, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/726
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of determining whether an individual has Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) comprising:sampling the peripheral skin temperature of a human subject during a predetermined time interval when the subject is in an inactive state to provide sampled peripheral skin temperature data; andanalyzing the sampled peripheral skin temperature data for a pre-selected parameter, to determine whether said pre-selected parameter has a value indicative of ADD.

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