Prediction of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Responsiveness Through Sensory Integrative Testing
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Prediction of methylphenidate (Ritalin) responsiveness through sensory integrative testing.
Seventeen children previously judged to be good or poor responders to methylphenidate (Ritalin) were tested on sensory integrative measures while in the off-drug state. The tester was unaware of the children's drug response category. Results showed that children who were poor responders to Ritalin showed prolonged scores on and an adverse reaction to the Southern California Postrotary Nystagmus...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0272-9490
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.40.4.241