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. 2018 May 10;2018(5):CD012069. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012069.pub2
Central nervous system
Study Symptom Adverse events/total number of participants
Sudden death
Kemner 2005 (FOCUS) Sudden death 0/850
Lee 2014 Sudden death 7/100
McCarthy 2009 Sudden death 1/5351
Suicide
Jensen 1999 (MTA) Suicide 1/245
McCarthy 2009 Suicide 4/5351
Suicide attempt
Arnold 2010 Acute depression and suicide attempt 1/150
Lee 2014 Suicide attempt 6/100
Remschmidt 2005 Suicide attempt 1/89
Suicide thoughts
Remschmidt 2005 Depressive, suicidal thoughts 1/89
Wilens 2006 Serious adverse events were reported in only 1 participant during the open‐label, dose‐titration phase of the study 1/87
Psychotic symptoms
Cherland 1999 Psychotic symptoms 7/96
Cortese 2015 Hallucinations 2/1426
Findling 2009 Paranoid behavior disorder 3/157
Green 2011 Hallucinations 0/22
Mohammadi 2004 Hallucinations 0/11
Na 2013 Hallucinations 0/55
Remschmidt 2005 Delusions 1/89
Shyu 2015 Psychotic disorders 856/52,646
Su 2015 Hallucinations 1/239
Wilens 2005 Hallucinations 0/369
Seizure
Cortese 2015 Seizures 3/1426
Schmidt 2002 Generalized tonic‐clonic seizure 1/124
Syncope
Findling 2009 Syncope 1/327
Germinario 2013 Vasovagal syncope 1/1098
Tremor
Arnold 2004 Tremor 1/89
Gerwe 2009 Tremor 1/306
Psychiatric problems
Arnold 2004 Rambling speech 1/89
Cortese 2015 Psychiatric disorder 5/1426
Germinario 2013 Psychiatric problems 5/1098
Severe depression
Cherland 1999 Severe depression 1/98
Lakic 2012 Strong depressive symptoms 1/68
Overdose
Lee 2014 Overdose 6/100
Eating disorder
Cortese 2015 Eating disorder 1/1426
Aphasia
Cortese 2015 Aphasia 1/1426
Headache
Cortese 2015 Headache 3/1426
Neurological disorder
Cortese 2015 Neurologicaol disorder 2/1426
Sleep disorder
Cortese 2015 Sleep disorder 1/1426
Mood disorder
Cortese 2015 Mood disorder 1/1426
Loss of consciousness
Gerwe 2009 Short loss of consciousness 1/306
Family stress
Gerwe 2009 Family stress 1/306
Impotence
Germinario 2013 Impotence 1/1098
Severe aggression
Remschmidt 2005 Severe aggression 1/89
Severe anorexia
Arabgol 2015 Severe anorexia 1/18
Amphetamine intoxication
Cherland 1999 Amphetamine intoxication 3/98