Immediate Effects of Methylphenidate on Cognition

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-7-4

Immediate Effects of Methylphenidate on Cognition

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 19 (2005): Issue 7

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jul 2005

Abstract

The immediate effects of methylphenidate on cognitive attention in 15 children (13 males, 2 females; mean age 9y 5m) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were assessed at Guy's Hospital, Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, and Institute of Child Health, University College, London.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-7-4 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 51 - 52

Published on: Jul 1, 2005

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,

Cognitive Attention,

Methylphenidate

© 2005 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 19 (2005): Issue 7