Metabolic Cause of Hyperkinetic Behavior

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-5-9

Keywords:

Methylphenidate, Hyperkinetic Behavior, Hyperammonemia

Abstract

An 8-year-old female child with congenital ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) who presented with a hyperkinetic behavior disorder at 3 years is reported from the Medical School Hanover, Germany.

Published

2004-05-01

Issue

Section

Behavior Disorders