Medication-Induced Seizures in ADHD

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-8-12

Keywords:

Methylphenidate, Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Antiepileptic Medication

Abstract

The case of a 13-year-old boy with a history of ADHD and depressive disorder who had a tonic-clonic seizure 1 week after treatment with methylphenidate (80 mg/day) and sertraline (50 mg/day) is reported from Wright State University, School of Medicine, Dayton, OH.

Published

1997-08-01

Issue

Section

Attention Deficit Disorders