Dose-Dependent Enuresis in Methylphenidate Use
Oya Güleşen1, Şahin Bodur, Ayhan Cöngöloğlu
1Department of Pediatric Psychiatry, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Objectives:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. Although enuresis is a very common disorder in child diagnosed with ADHD, it may also develop because of methylphenidate.
Methods:
Authors report here on a child case of ADHD that developed a probable enuresis related to methylphenidate.
Results And Conclusions:
Clinicians should be aware that methylphenidate used in ADHD causes dose-dependent enuresis.
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