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SUBMITTER: Ventura P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7463802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ventura Patrizia P de Giambattista Concetta C Spagnoletta Laura L Trerotoli Paolo P Cavone Maddalena M Di Gioia Alessandra A Margari Lucia L
Journal of clinical medicine 20200807 8
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often co-occurs with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although methylphenidate (MPH) efficacy and safety are well-demonstrated for ADHD, evidences are scant in the context of ASD. This naturalistic study aimed to analyze long-term MPH efficacy and safety in 40 ADHD children and adolescents with comorbid ASD, comparing them with 40 ones affected by ADHD without ASD. Treatment lasted from 6 to 156 months (longer than 24 months in more than three quart ...[more]