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. 2023 Sep 19;20(9):888–895. doi: 10.30773/pi.2023.0162

Table 2.

Treatment-related clinical response and superior vena cava (SVC) flow

SVC flow (mL/kg/min)
T-DSM-IV-S (score)
Before MPH 15th day of MPH treatment p Before MPH
30th day of MPH treatment
I H/I Total score I H/I Total score
Effective initial treatment (N=15) 80.5±27.3 69.2±27.8 <0.001 19.7±4.1 17.8±4.0 37.6±3.7 9.2±1.8 8.5±1.8 17.7±1.9
Ineffective initial treatment (N=2)
 Patient no. 1 63.8 63.1 20 18 38 16 13 29
 Patient no. 2 46.2 49.2 18 18 36 14 13 27

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or mean. T-DSM-IV-S, Turgay Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IVBased Child and Adolescent Behavioural Disorders Screening and Rating Scale; MPH, methylphenidate; I, inattention; H/I, hyperactivity/impulsiveness