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Methylphenidate Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Velocardiofacial Syndrome

DOI

87

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0

References

2003

Year

Doron Gothelf, Reut Gruber, Gadi Presburger, Inbar Dotan, Ayelet Brand‐Gothelf, Merav Burg, Dov Inbar, Tamar Steinberg, Amos Frisch, Alan Apter,
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Abstract

This open-label study indicates that methylphenidate is effective and safe in patients with VCFS. Therefore, its current limited use in this population seems to be unjustified. Larger, controlled clinical and pharmacogenetic studies are needed to confirm these findings.