Effect of Methylphenidate in ADHD with Epilepsy or with EEG Abnormalities without Seizures

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-17-5-3

Effect of Methylphenidate in ADHD with Epilepsy or with EEG Abnormalities without Seizures

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 17 (2003): Issue 5

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|May 2003

Abstract

The safety and efficacy of methylphenidate (MPH) in the treatment of ADHD, group 1) with epilepsy and group 2) with EEG abnormalities without seizures, were determined in a study of 119 children (98 males, 21 females; ages 6 to 16 years) at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-17-5-3 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 35 - 36

Published on: May 1, 2003

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Methylphenidate,

Antiepileptic,

Sleep Disorder

© 2003 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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