Appointment with one of our nurses, followed by a brief interview with one of our specialized general practitioners (allow 1 hour and 30 minutes).
During your initial appointment, our nurse will conduct an electroencephalogram coupled with attentional tests.
A la même date, suite aux tests menés par notre infirmière, vous rencontrez l’un de nos médecins généralistes spécialisés dans le TDAH adulte. Sur base du test précédent, s' il s’avère que le diagnostic de TDAH se révèle plausible, il vous sera donné l’option de réaliser un test médicamenteux.
Objective: Identify indications of attention deficit. The ADHD brain is characterized by cerebral hyperactivity with measurable signs. Attentional tests (auditory and visual) provide a measure of the brain's electrical activity. The EEG results will be analyzed by a psychiatrist before the next appointment.
Following the tests conducted by our nurse, you will meet with one of our general practitioners specializing in adult ADHD. Based on the previous test, if the diagnosis of ADHD seems plausible, you will be given the option to undergo a medication test.
Objective: Assess the response to psychostimulant treatment (by increasing the intra-synaptic quantity of catecholamines - dopamine and norepinephrine - in the brain). Neurobiological hypothesis of ADHD: The most plausible explanation for the disorder is that the ADHD brain faces a chronic lack of dopamine compared to neurotypical individuals. The goal of the medication test is to evaluate, following the intake of psychostimulants, the presence of a change in cognitive function and assess the nature of this change.
