Donepezil in the Treatment of ADHD-Like Symptoms in Youths with Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Case Series

Autor/inn/en	Doyle, Robert L.; Frazier, Jean; Spencer, Thomas J.; Geller, Daniel; Biederman, Joseph; Wilens, Timothy
Titel	Donepezil in the Treatment of ADHD-Like Symptoms in Youths with Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Case Series
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 9 (2006) 3, S.543-549 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054705284091
Schlagwörter	Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Attention Deficit Disorders; Hyperactivity; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability); Outcomes of Treatment; Drug Therapy; Neurological Impairments; Adolescents; Preadolescents; Interpersonal Competence; Communication Skills; Males + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Hyperaktivität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Kommunikationsstil; Male; Männliches Geschlecht
Abstract	Background: Recent studies reported ADHD-like symptoms and cognitive deficits in pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). Because work in dementia documents improvement in executive function deficits with the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil, the authors reason that similar benefits could be obtained in PDD. Method: The authors describe eight cases of PDD youth ages 10 to 17 treated with donepezil targeting ADHD-like symptoms associated with PDD. Results: Most participants improve ADHD-like symptomatology. In addition, improvement in communication and socialization is noted. Conclusion: Donepezil may have a role in treating ADHD-like symptoms in children with PDD. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10