Use of clonidine in children with autism spectrum disorders

Brain and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 454-460

  Ming, Xue ^a   Gordon, Emily ^a   Kang, Ning ^b   Wagner, George C ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders; Autism spectrum disorders; Clonidine; Mood instability; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATOMOXETINE; CLONIDINE; FLUVOXAMINE; MELATONIN; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSOMNIA; LETHARGY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOOD DISORDER; OPEN STUDY; PALLOR; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SLEEP INDUCTION; TACHYCARDIA; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45949091139     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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