Dopaminergic Mechanisms in Adhd

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-1-10

Dopaminergic Mechanisms in Adhd

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 28 (2014): Issue 1

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jan 2014

Abstract

Investigators at Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK, and centers in Germany and France examined the neural mechanisms underlying attention deficits associated with ADHD and their reversal with a single dose of methylphenidate (MPH).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-1-10 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 8 - 8

Published on: Jan 1, 2014

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Methylphenidate,

Dopamine,

Therapeutic Effects

© 2014 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 28 (2014): Issue 1