The Effectiveness of Methylphenidate in the Treatment of Encopresis Independent from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms

Several medications are reported to be effective in treatment of encopresis. However, mechanisms of action related to these drugs are not known. We report a patient with ADHD and encopresis whose encopretic signs have disappeared with long acting methylphenidate while they have not changed with atom...

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Autores principales: Akça, Ömer Faruk, Yılmaz, Savaş
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25670959
http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2015.12.1.150
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spelling pubmed-43109142015-02-10 The Effectiveness of Methylphenidate in the Treatment of Encopresis Independent from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Akça, Ömer Faruk Yılmaz, Savaş Psychiatry Investig Case Report Several medications are reported to be effective in treatment of encopresis. However, mechanisms of action related to these drugs are not known. We report a patient with ADHD and encopresis whose encopretic signs have disappeared with long acting methylphenidate while they have not changed with atomoxetine. Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2015-01 2015-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4310914/ /pubmed/25670959 http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2015.12.1.150 Text en Copyright © 2015 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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