Methylphenidate in Children With Seizures and Attention-Deficit Disorder

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 1989, Pages 1081-1086

  Teodori, Janet ^c  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG EVALUATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024420542     PISSN: 0002922X     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150210117030     Document Type: Article

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