Amphetamine-Associated Seizures

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-4-1

Amphetamine-Associated Seizures

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 25 (2011): Issue 4

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Apr 2011

Abstract

Neurologists at the Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia, studied 44 adolescents and young adults who presented with first seizures occurring within 24 h of illicit use of amphetamine or related analogs (amphetamine-associated seizures, AAS) and identified over 8 years.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-4-1 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 25 - 26

Published on: Apr 1, 2011

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Amphetamine-Associated Seizures,

Methylphenidate,

Substance Use Disorders

© 2011 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 25 (2011): Issue 4