Tics Following Methylphenidate Administration: A Report of 20 Cases

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 235, Issue 13, 1976, Pages 1349-1351

  Denckla, Martha Bridge ^a   Bemporad, Jules R ^a   Mackay, Mary C ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; TIC;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; TIC DISORDERS; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 0017317786     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1976.03260390035024     Document Type: Article

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