Acute Hepatic Failure with Pemoline (Cylert)

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-12-1-14

Keywords:

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Pre-Existing Liver Disease, Methylprednisolone

Abstract

A 7-year-old boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and ADHD who developed acute hepatic failure with autoimmune hepatitis during treatment with pemoline (56 mg/day) is reported from the Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.

Published

1998-01-01

Issue

Section

Attention Deficit Disorders