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Cerebral Arteritis Following Methylphenidate Use

2000; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/088307380001500414

1708-8283

Ángeles Schteinschnaider, L. Lemme Plaghos, Silvia Garbugino, D. Riveros, Alberto Lazarowski, Silvia Intruvini, Marika Massaro,

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Stroke is a well-documented complication of amphetamine abuse. Methylphenidate, chemically and pharmacologically similar to amphetamines, is widely used in the treatment of attention deficit disorder in children. The possibility of vasculitis connected to methylphenidate should not be surprising. A case is reported of stroke associated with ingestion of methylphenidate in an 8-year-old boy. Family history was negative and other causes of vasculitis were excluded. We draw your attention to the risk of using methylphenidate for a long period of time. ( J Child Neurol 2000; 15:265-267).