Stimulant Therapy of ADHD and Tourette Syndrome

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-5-13

Keywords:

Stimulant, Methylphenidate, Dextroamphetamine

Abstract

The effects of methylphenidate (MPH) and dextroamphetamine (DEX) on tic severity in 20 boys with ADHD and comorbid Tourette syndrome were investigated in a 9-week, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover study at the Child Psychiatry Branch, NIMH, Bethesda, MD.

Published

1997-05-01

Issue

Section

Tourette Syndrome