TICS, Methylphenidate, and ADHD

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-13-8-1

TICS, Methylphenidate, and ADHD

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 13 (1999): Issue 8

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Aug 1999

Abstract

The effects of methylphenidate (MPH) on the frequency and severity of tics in 91 children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, with and without comorbid tics, were determined in a 1-year prospective, placebo-controlled study at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-13-8-1 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 57 - 58

Published on: Aug 1, 1999

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Methylphenidate,

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity,

Preexisting Tics

© 1999 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 13 (1999): Issue 8