Stimulant Therapy of ADHD and Tourette Syndrome

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-5-13

Stimulant Therapy of ADHD and Tourette Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 11 (1997): Issue 5

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|May 1997

Abstract

The effects of methylphenidate (MPH) and dextroamphetamine (DEX) on tic severity in 20 boys with ADHD and comorbid Tourette syndrome were investigated in a 9-week, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover study at the Child Psychiatry Branch, NIMH, Bethesda, MD.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-5-13 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 39 - 40

Published on: May 1, 1997

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Stimulant,

Methylphenidate,

Dextroamphetamine

© 1997 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 11 (1997): Issue 5