Reversible Dopamine Transporter Modifications in Response to Methylphenidate Treatment of ADHD

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-9-9

Reversible Dopamine Transporter Modifications in Response to Methylphenidate Treatment of ADHD

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 19 (2005): Issue 9

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Sep 2005

Abstract

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was used to monitor the dopamine transporter activity in 5 males, ages 8 to 10, with ADHD, after cessation of methylphenidate (MPH) treatment, in a study at the University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.

References

Feron FJ Hendriksen JG van Kroonenburgh MJ Blom-Coenjaerts C Kessels AG Jolles J Dopamine transporter in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder normalizes after cessation of methylphenidate Pediatr Neurol 2005 Sept 33 3 179 183 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.04.008 16139732
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-9-9 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 71 - 71

Published on: Sep 1, 2005

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography,

Methylphenidate,

Dopamine Transporter

© 2005 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 19 (2005): Issue 9