Effects of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) on Auditory Performance in Children with Attention and Auditory Processing Disorders

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 893-901

  Tillery, Kim L ^a   Katz, Jack ^b   Keller, Warren D ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c East Amherst Psychology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Auditory continuous performance test; Auditory processing; Ritalin

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PHONETICS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PHONETICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034252731     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4304.893     Document Type: Article

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