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Abstract #49005 Published in IGR 14-1

Safe and effective methylphenidate therapy in a pediatric patient with glaucoma

Lewis H; Lewis J
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders 2012; 4: 37-39


Stimulant medications used as first-line treatment in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are contraindicated in patients with glaucoma. We present the first reported case of using methylphenidate therapy to safely and effectively treat ADHD in a pediatric patient with glaucoma.

Department of Pediatrics, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, WV 25701, USA. Hlewis1@health.usf.edu

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Classification:

9.1.2 Juvenile glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)



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